Breeding investigations on utility of maize streak virus resistant germplasm for hybrid development in the tropics.

Maize (Zea mays L.) supports millions of livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in terms of food and feed. Production of the crop is however limited by several factors, among these, maize streak virus (MSV) disease. Although extensively studied, MSV remains a serious problem in SSA due to severa...

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Main Author: Gichuru, Lilian Njeri.
Other Authors: Derera, John.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10694