Breeding early and extra-early maize for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in sub-Saharan Africa
Maize (Zea mays) is an important crop for food, feed, and agroindustrial raw material produced primarily in the savannah but also in other agroecologies of West and Central Africa (WCA). Maize production in the savannah has been constrained by cultivation of inappropriate varieties, biotic and abiot...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Wiley
2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81528 |
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