Stacking Tolerance to Drought and Resistance to a Parasitic Weed in Tropical Hybrid Maize for Enhancing Resilience to Stress Combinations

Stacking Tolerance to Drought and Resistance to a Parasitic Weed in Tropical Hybrid Maize for Enhancing Resilience to Stress Combinations

Maize is a food security crop cultivated in the African savannas that are vulnerable to the occurrence of drought stress and Striga hermonthica infestation. The co-occurrence of these stresses can severely damage crop growth and productivity of maize. Until recently, maize breeding in International...

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Main Authors: Abebe Menkir, José Crossa, Silvestro Meseka, Bunmi Bossey, Oyekunle Muhyideen, Priscillia F. Riberio, Mmadou Coulibaly, Abdoul-Madjidou Yacoubou, Gbadebo Olaoye, Alidu Haruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
stress combination
tolerance to drought
resistance to Striga hermonthica
Managed drought stress
artificial infestation
multi-environment trial
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00166/full

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