Combining Abilities and Heterotic Patterns among Early Maturing Maize Inbred Lines under Optimal and Striga-Infested Environments
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13122289
Abstract: Information on the general combining ability of inbred lines and the specific combining ability of hybrid combinations is crucial for successful hybrid development. The objectives of this study were to (i) determine the combining ability… read more here.
Keywords: inbred lines; infested environments; striga infested; combining ability ... See more keywords
Combining Ability and Performance of Extra-Early Maturing Provitamin A Maize Inbreds and Derived Hybrids in Multiple Environments
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11070964
Abstract: Availability of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids with elevated provitamin A (PVA) levels and tolerance to contrasting stresses would improve food self-sufficiency and combat malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study was conducted to (i)… read more here.
Keywords: inbred lines; pva; grain yield; extra early ... See more keywords
Accelerated Genetic Gains in Early-Maturing Maize Hybrids following Three Periods of Genetic Enhancement for Grain Yield under Low and High Soil-Nitrogen Environments
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11091208
Abstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple, as well as cash crop, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, its production is severely constrained by low soil nitrogen (low N). Fifty-four early-maturing hybrids developed during three… read more here.
Keywords: soil nitrogen; genetic gains; grain yield; low high ... See more keywords
Plant Development of Early-Maturing Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Inoculation with Bacillus sp. V2026
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11141817
Abstract: The effect of a plant growth-promoting bacterium (PGPB) Bacillus sp. V2026, a producer of indolyl-3-acetic acid (IAA) and gibberellic acid (GA), on the ontogenesis and productivity of four genotypes of early-maturing spring wheat was studied… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; inoculation; bacillus v2026; maturing spring ... See more keywords
Effect of early vs. late maturing sire lines and creep feeding on the cortisol response, intestinal permeability, and growth performance of nursery and finishing pigs.
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DOI: 10.4148/2378-5977.8358
Abstract: A total of 21 litters (11 early and 10 late maturing Duroc × DNA 241) resulting in 241 pigs were used in 170 d trial to determine the effect of sire lines selected for either… read more here.
Keywords: late maturing; maturing pigs; creep feeding; creep feed ... See more keywords