NOTE - The difference between breeding for nutrient use efficiency and for nutrient stress tolerance

This study aimed to verify the relationship between breeding for tolerance to low levels of soil nutrients and fornutrient use efficiency in tropical maize. Fifteen inbred lines were evaluated in two greenhouse experiments under contrasting levelsof N and P. The relationship between nutritional effi...

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Main Authors: Ciro Maia, Júlio César DoVale, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Paulo Cezar Cavatte, Glauco Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2011-01-01
Series:Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/bd532918-2108-0f52.pdf