Physiological response, molecular analysis and water use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids grown under various irrigation regimes

Chigign Adamu; Aravinda Kumar B. N.*; Rajkumara S.; Patil B. R.; Patil H. Y.; Kuligod V. B.

doi:10.5897/AJB2013.12002

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
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Physiological response, molecular analysis and water use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids grown under various irrigation regimes

Chigign Adamu

Chigign Adamu
Aksum University, Shire Campus, P. O. Box. 314, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Aravinda Kumar B. N.*

Aravinda Kumar B. N.*
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, India.
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Rajkumara S.

Rajkumara S.
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, India.
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Patil B. R.

Patil B. R.
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, India.
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Patil H. Y.

Patil H. Y.
Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, India.
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Kuligod V. B.

Kuligod V. B.
Department of Soil Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580 005, India.
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Article Number - 0A4602046094
Vol.13(29), pp. 2966-2976, July 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2013.12002

Received: 10 January 2013
Accepted: 10 June 2014
Published: 16 July 2014

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