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    Genetic variances and heritabilities of early yellow maize population following cycles of improvement for Striga resistance and drought tolerance

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    Date
    2018-07
    Author
    Badu-Apraku, B.
    Ifie, B.E.
    Talabi, A.O.
    Obeng-Bio, E.
    Asiedu, Robert
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Drought and Striga are principal constraints to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. An early yellow maize population, TZE-Y Pop DT STR that had undergone five cycles of selection for resistance to Striga, followed by three cycles of improvement for drought tolerance was investigated for yield gains, changes in genetic variances and interrelationships among traits under drought-stress and optimum environments. Two hundred and forty S1 lines comprising 60 each from the base population and subsequent populations from three selection-cycles improved for grain yield and drought tolerance, were assessed under drought and optimal environments in Nigeria, 2010 – 2012. Genetic improvements in grain yield of 423 and 518 kg ha-1 cycle-1 were achieved under drought-stress and optimum environments. Predicted improvements in selection for yield were 348 and 377 kg ha-1 cycle-1 under drought-stress and optimum environments, respectively. The highest yield observed in C3 was accompanied by reduced days to silking, anthesis-silking interval, improved plant aspect, ear aspect, and increased plant height and ears per plant across research environments as well as improved stay green characteristic under drought. The level of genetic variability for yield and some few other traits were maintained under drought and optimal environments in the population. Presence of residual genetic variability for yield and other assayed traits in C3 indicated that progress could be made from future selection in the population depending on the ability of breeders to identify outstanding genotypes and precision level of experimentation. Substantial improvement has been made in yield and drought tolerance in C3 of population.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2017.10.0628
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5219
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    BAFFOUR BADU-APRAKUhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0113-5487
    EBENEZER OBENG-BIOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7796-0419
    Robert Asieduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-2376
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2017.10.0628
    Research Themes
    BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
    IITA Subjects
    Maize; Plant Breeding
    Agrovoc Terms
    Drought; Grain; Yields; Maize; Nigeria; West Africa
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Journals
    Crop Science
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