Micronutrient deficiency is a major problem affecting many people in developing countries
who solely depend on maize as their single source of calories. Vitamin A deficiency is one of …

ABSTRACT A line x tester analysis involving 48 test-crosses generated by crossing 24 elite
maize inbred lines with two testers and four standard checks was conducted for different …

Combining ability for growth parameter and yield components were evaluated in a 7× 7
diallel fashion in maize at the research farm of Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh …

Twenty one F1s produced from 7x7 diallel mating along with the 7 parents were evaluated to
notice the inheritance and combining ability of different traits to obtain high heterotic crosses …

Maize plays a great role for human food in Ethiopia. Even if it is cultivated for food, most
improved varieties released were normal maize which are devoid of lysine and tryptophan …

The aim of this study was to isolate superior inbred lines and better combining parents for
suitable hybrids and to determine percent of heterosis using standard commercial checks in …

Zea mays is an important cereal crop through out the world. The grain, fodder yield and
quality traits are the most imperative traits to increase demand to improve its production to …

Low soil nitrogen (low-N) and stem borer attack are two of the major stresses limiting maize
production in West and Central Africa (WCA). Thus, there is need to intensify efforts aimed at …

Eighteen advanced S4 lines of maize extracted from NK46 were evaluated through line×
tester method by using two testers for grain yield and its components. General combining …

White corn grits, is classified as a special type, along with mini-corn, popcorn and sweet corn
and they represent specific market niches. Their production aggregates greater value to the …