Chapter 6. Maize improvement for drought-limited environments
It is generally agreed that the two largest causes of maize yield loss in the tropics and subtropics are drought and inadequate fertility, and, for this reason, breeding for tolerance to these stresses has become a major focus of CIMMYT's Maize Program. There is also evidence (E. Knapp, unpublished...
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170230 |
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