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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Main Authors: Qurban Ali, Muhammad Ahsan, Saif-ul-Malook, Naila Kanwal, Fawad Ali, Arfan Ali, Wazir Ahmed, Muhammad Ishfaq, Muhammad Saleem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Punjab 2016-02-01
Series:Advancements in Life Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.als-journal.com/323-16/