Recurrent Selection and Participatory Plant Breeding for Improvement of Two Organic Open-Pollinated Sweet Corn (Zea mays L.) Populations

Organic growers face unique challenges when raising sweet corn, and benefit from varieties that maintain high eating quality, germinate consistently, deter insect pests, and resist diseases. Genotype by environment rank changes can occur in the performance of cultivars grown on conventional and orga...

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Main Authors: Adrienne C. Shelton, William F. Tracy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/5/5139