Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: from theory to practice
Targeted initially for maize breeders in sub-Saharan Africa, the content is based on a successful approach developed at CIMMYT for improving the tolerance of maize to drought and low nitrogen stress. Intended as a supplement to a course for breeders and agronomists of at least BSc level, it deals with the effects of water and N deficits on the maize plant, the level of yield increases to be expected from selection, factors that affect the severity of drought and low N stress in maize, selecting suitable fields for drought and low N screening, managing uniform stress in drought or low N experiments, designing effective experiments and field layouts for stress trials, the choice and analysis of data, and the use of drought and low N screening in a normal breeding program.
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| Format: | Handbook biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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CIMMYT
2000
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| Subjects: | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, DROUGHT STRESS, MAIZE, RESISTANCE TO INJURIOUS FACTORS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, ZEA MAYS, PLANT BREEDING, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10883/765 |
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