Breeding maize for striga tolerance and the development of a field infestation technique
Parasitic weed, Striga spp infect million hectares of arable land in Africa and become a major threat to food production in the continent S.hermonthica is a predominant species and causes the highest damage Maize (Zea mays L.) is very susceptible to Striga IITA scientists initiated Striga research o...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
1991
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101725 |
Ejemplares similares: Breeding maize for striga tolerance and the development of a field infestation technique
- Breeding for Striga hemonthica tolerant openpollinated maize varieties in Africa
- Genetic analysis of drought tolerance in maize inbred lines: preliminary results
- Genetics of maize tolerance of Striga hemonthica
- Assessing performance of white endosperm testers with varying resistance reactions to Striga (Striga hermonthica) for evaluating resistant maize (Zea mays) inbred lines
- Approaches and progress in breeding drought-tolerant maize hybrids for tropical lowlands in west and central Africa
- Testcross performance of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines and testers with varying levels of Striga reaction