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Diallel analysis of leaf disease resistance in inbred Brazilian popcorn cultivars.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Dec 2009
Vieira R A, Scapim C A, Moterle L M, Tessmann D J, Conrado T V, Amaral Júnior A T
Abstract excerpt
We estimated general and specific combining abilities and examined resistance to northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) and to gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) in a set of nine inbred popcorn lines. These inbreds were crossed in a complete diallel scheme without reciprocals, which produced 36 F(1) hybrids. Two experiments with a square lattice design and three replications were conducted during the...
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