Breeding For Drought And Nitrogen Stress Tolerance In Maize From Theory To Practice

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Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: From theory to practice

Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: From theory to practice
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Publisher : CIMMYT
Total Pages : 69
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ISBN-10 : 9789706480460
ISBN-13 : 9706480463
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Book Synopsis Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: From theory to practice by : M. Bänzinger

Download or read book Breeding for drought and nitrogen stress tolerance in maize: From theory to practice written by M. Bänzinger and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 2000 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction - why breed for drought and low N tolerance?; Conceptual framework - breeding; Conventional approaches to improving the drought and low N tolerance of maize; Conventional approaches challenged; The challenge of breeding for drought and low N tolerance; Maize under drought and low N stress; Conceptual framework - physiology; Water and the maize plant; Nitrogen and the maize plant; Maize under drought and low N stress - consequences for breeding; Stress management; Drought; Low N stress; Statistical designs and layout of experiments; Increasing the number of replicates; Improved statistical designs; Field layout; Border effects from alleys; Secondary traits; Why use secondary traits?; How do we decide on the value of secondary traits in a drought or low N breeding program?; Secondary traits that help to identify drought tolerance; Secondary traits that help to identify low N tolerance: Selection indices - Combining information on secondary traits with grain yield; Combining information from various experiments; Breeding strategies; Choice of germplasm; Breeding schemes; Biotechnology: potential and constraints for improving drought and low N tolerance; The role of the farmer in selection; What is farmer participatory research and why is it important?; What is new about farmer participatory research?; Participatory methodologies.


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