Background Heavy metal pollution has become a global environmental issue. Heavy metals
are contaminating the agro-soils, growing crops, and vegetables through different …

Development of single cross maize hybrids significantly boosted up the grain yield potential.
Estimation of combining ability is key step in the development and evaluation of hybrids. A …

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of selenium (Se) on the biomass
production and the contents of photosynthetically active pigments. The pot experiment …

Nowadays the heavy-metal pollution of the soil is causing ever greater problems,
exacerbated by the fact that the heavy metals accumulated in plants may, either directly or …

Three perennial legumes (alfalfa, red clover and birdsfoot trefoil) and four cool-season
perennial grasses (orchardgrass, tall fescue, Italian ryegrass and red fescue) were grown in …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food and feed crop in Bangladesh as well as in the
world. But its cultivation is limited in the soils of Sylhet, Bangladesh. To study the …

In order to study the effects of nitrogen and drought stress on yield, yield components and
seed quality of corn (hybrid single cross 704) a field experiment was conducted at …

Increase in maize grain yield in West Africa can be achieved by developing maize varieties
tolerant to low soil nitrogen (N) and improving soil fertility. Six maize populations were …

Актуальность. Подсолнечник-основная масличная культура в Российской Федерации,
занимает 10-12% всей пашни, а в некоторых регионах в отдельные годы и более. Это …

Twelve local maize populations were evaluated at the experimental farm, University of
Prishtina, Kosovo. The study was conducted to assess the magnitude of genetic variation in …