Screening for drought tolerance: comparison of maize hybrids under water deficit condition
Background: Maize is an important cereal crop, grown throughout the globe for human food and livestock feed, but biotic and abiotic factors had shown adverse effects on biomass and grain yield. Changing climatic conditions have imposed drought (water scarcity) as a major problem to combat with yield...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Punjab
2016-02-01
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Series: | Advancements in Life Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.als-journal.com/323-16/ |