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Indirect selection for resistance to ear rot and leaf diseases in maize lines using biplots.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 21 Sept 2015
Pereira G S, Camargos R B, Balestre M, Von Pinho R G, C Melo W M
Abstract excerpt
Leaf disease and ear rot have caused reductions in maize yield in Brazil and other producer countries. Therefore, the aims of this study were to analyze the association between husked ear yield and the severity of maize white spot, gray leaf spot, helminthosporium, and ear rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides and Diplodia maydis using biplots in a mixed-model approach. The responses of 238 lines introduced to...
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