Drought and heat stress have perceptibly become major maize (Zea mays L.) yield reducing
factors in Sub-Saharan Africa. As such, the objectives of this study were to:(i) determine the …

Six inbred lines of maize (ZP-595, DKC-6418, DK-17, ZP-694, Sgporo from panan and UN
4652) were included in a half diallel cross. The inbred lines and their 15 crosses were …

The research was carried out with the aim of estimating the general and specific capabilities
of the coalition and the genetic action of inbred lines of maize The field experiment was …

Twelve newly developed white maize inbred lines were crossed with two testers ie SC 128
and SC 131 at Ismailia Agricultural Research Station during 2017 season. In 2018 summer …

ABSTRACT A study was under taken during kharif season of 2016 at College of Agriculture,
Bheemarayanagudi and UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru to estimate the combining ability and …

Studying the general and specific combinability of the lines under the favorable and limited
irrigational conditions is essential to utilize the parents in creating new hybrid varieties …

Abstract Development and identification of suitable parents for hybridization is a vital step in
hybrid production programmes. Success of hybrid breeding depend on how distantly the …

With increasing climate change relates to rise in mercury causing heat stress in maize. Heat
stress tolerance has appeared to be one of the foremost trait to overcome this situation …

The Line x Tester model stands as most potent method to estimate (GCA) and (SCA) effects,
thereby aiding to select desirable parents and/or crosses. During the 2022 growing season …

This research was conducted with the aim of assessment of the combining ability for yield
and yield components in some new white maize. To achieve this goal, nine new white maize …