… efficiency would lead to a great change in the molecular genetic mechanism of each trait
in maize. Thus, the QTLs detected at different nitrogen levels tended to be inconsistent, with …

… traits could improve selection efficiency under stress conditions. This study assesses the
value of secondary traits for improving lowland tropical maize (Zea mays L.) for low-N target …

… traits for each of the crosses suggesting that selection under N stress is necessary in generating
low N-tolerant maize … at high N and a positive GCA at low N for most root traits. At high …

… Of the 100 million ha of maize planted in developing … Most maize in developing countries
is also produced under low N conditions (27; 31) because of low N status of tropical soils, low N …

… the traits presented in this study suggest that selection for low N tolerance will be more efficient
under low N … identified for the different traits across low and high N supply was identical, …

… of maize grain yield and other traits under low-nitrogen (N) … were evaluated under optimum
and N-stressed conditions, during … (SEN) under optimum and N-stressed environments could …

… and better adaptability to low N stress. Adaptability to low N stress of low N tolerant maize
varieties increased, while that of low N sensitive varieties decreased with prolonged low N …

… nitrogen (N) use efficiency in maize, a set of recombinant inbred lines crossed with a tester
was studied at low input (N–) and high input (N… traits at low N‐input: yield or kernel number, N‐…

… Various physiological and morphological traits have been proposed as good descriptors
of maize response to low N availability, which were included in this work together with many …

… flowering of the N-deficient plants was significantly lower than that of … The lower P sat of the
older hybrids was not due to stomatal … N deficiency accelerated senescence, ie decreased …