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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Tropical maize"”.
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Genetic analysis for heat tolerance in tropical maize (zea mays)
Maize is a third important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. Its production is however hampered by both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the abiotic factors, heat stress has been reported to cause yield losses of about 1 to 1.7 % per day for every rise in temperature above 30◦C. …
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Genetic analysis for heat tolerance in tropical maize (zea mays)
Maize is a third important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. Its production is however hampered by both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the abiotic factors, heat stress has been reported to cause yield losses of about 1 to 1.7 % per day for every rise in temperature above 30◦C. …
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Photoperiod sensitivity in tropical maize accessions, early inbreds, and their crosses
<p>Six tropical maize populations and five testers were used to characterize critical daylengths, to determine which tester reduced time to flowering when crossed to tropical populations, and to determine whether there was a population x tester interaction for genes controlling photoperiod. The six …
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Sugar, biomass and biofuel potential of temperate by tropical maize crosses
… and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sugarcane (Saccharum spp.), and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). These plants exhibit the highest potential for biofuel production because, depending upon the species, they can accumulate sugar, starch and/or lignocellulosic …
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The sustainability of tropical maize as an alternative biofuel or silage crop
… based fuel sources with biofuel (USDA 2010). Tropical maize (Zea mays L.) has potential as a new biofuel crop for the Midwestern US. It is a temperate by tropical (or tropical by tropical) hybrid that retains the photoperiod sensitivity of tropical materials when grown in temperate regions, …
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Introgression of desirable traits from temperate maize Zea mays L.)into tropical maize for low phosphorus soils
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world after wheat and rice. It is the staple food crop of people in Zambia, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils has been limiting grain yield. The objective of this study was to introgress desirable yield enhancing alleles from …
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Introgression of desirable traits from temperate maize Zea mays L.)into tropical maize for low phosphorus soils
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world after wheat and rice. It is the staple food crop of people in Zambia, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils has been limiting grain yield. The objective of this study was to introgress desirable yield enhancing alleles from …
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Engineering resistance to maize lethal necrosis
… focuses on the characterisation of an emerging maize disease, Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), and engineering resistant maize lines using an artificial microRNA (amiRNA) approach. MLN is a synergistic viral disease caused by the interaction of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) with any …