Combining ability of extra‐early biofortified maize inbreds under Striga infestation and low soil nitrogen
| Autor: | Solomon A. Oyekale, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Victor O. Adetimirin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Striga hermonthica Crop Breeding & Genetics biology Soil nitrogen 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences High yielding ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES Striga Agronomy Genetic variation Infestation 040103 agronomy & agriculture medicine 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Additive genetic effects Original Research Article Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Hybrid |
| Zdroj: | Crop Science |
| ISSN: | 1435-0653 0011-183X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/csc2.20195 |
| Popis: | Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth parasitism, low soil N, and nutritional deficiencies of normal‐endosperm maize (Zea mays L.) threaten maize yield and exacerbate nutritional problems in sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA). This study was conducted (a) to evaluate genetic variation among extra‐early maturing maize hybrids with provitamin A and quality protein characteristics, (b) to investigate gene action governing the inheritance of Striga resistance, grain yield, low N tolerance, and other measured traits under low‐N, high‐N, and Striga‐infested environments, and (c) to identify hybrids with high yield and stability across environments. One hundred and fifty hybrids developed using North Carolina Design II were evaluated with six checks under low‐N, high‐N, and Striga‐infested environments in Nigeria. Mean squares for hybrids were highly significant (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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