Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Heterotic grouping"
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Combining ability and heterotic grouping of early maturing maize lines
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)Maize is the main staple food in sub Saharan Africa, but its productivity is often inadequate on account of many production constraints. Amongst these is drought that causes on average an annual grain yield reduction of ... -
Combining ability and heterotic grouping of early maturing quality protein maize inbred lines
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)Maize is the staple crop for most farmers in the arid and semi arid areas of the tropics. Drought and low soil fertility are major limiting factors in maize production in these areas. Research emphasis has been placed ...