Response to Selection for Drought Tolerance in Algerian Maize Populations for Spanish Conditions

Drought is the main stress on maize, and, in order to improve drought tolerance, a breeding program for reduced anthesis-silking interval (ASI) was carried out in Algiers. The objective of this study was to investigate if the selection for reduced ASI made in Algiers had a positive effect on drought...

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Published in:	Agronomy
Main Authors:	Maysoun Benchikh-Lehocine, Lorena Álvarez-Iglesias, Pedro Revilla, Rosa Ana Malvar, Abderrahmane Djemel, Meriem Laouar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Subjects:	Algerian maize anthesis-silking interval breeding drought
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/2/499