Correlation and path coefficient analysis of top-cross and three-way cross hybrid maize populations

Sayo Sesay*; David Kolawole Ojo; Omolayo Johnson Ariyo; Silvestro Meseka; Lawrence Stephen Fayeun; Ayoola Oluwaseun Omikunle; Adebiyi Oyeboade Oyetunde

doi:10.5897/AJAR2016.11997

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
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Correlation and path coefficient analysis of top-cross and three-way cross hybrid maize populations

Sayo Sesay*

Sayo Sesay*
Crop Improvement Program, Rokupr Agricultural Research Center, Rokupr - Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, PMB 1313, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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David Kolawole Ojo

David Kolawole Ojo
Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, College of Plant Science and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
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Omolayo Johnson Ariyo

Omolayo Johnson Ariyo
Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, College of Plant Science and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
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Silvestro Meseka

Silvestro Meseka
Maize Improvement Program, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Lawrence Stephen Fayeun

Lawrence Stephen Fayeun
Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Ayoola Oluwaseun Omikunle

Ayoola Oluwaseun Omikunle
Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, College of Plant Science and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
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Adebiyi Oyeboade Oyetunde

Adebiyi Oyeboade Oyetunde
Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, College of Plant Science and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 547E50D63073
Vol.12(10), pp. 780-789 , March 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11997

Received: 25 November 2016
Accepted: 01 February 2017
Published: 09 March 2017

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