Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Performance of early-maturing topcross maize hybrids across multi-environments

Anthony Job
  • Anthony Job
  • Value Seeds Limited, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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Innocent Osemare Iseghohi
  • Innocent Osemare Iseghohi
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria.
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Moses Terngu Igyuve
  • Moses Terngu Igyuve
  • Value Seeds Limited, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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Richard Olayiwola
  • Richard Olayiwola
  • College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Richard Akinwale
  • Richard Akinwale
  • Department of Crop Production and Protection, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
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Gabriel Ogala Ojo
  • Gabriel Ogala Ojo
  • Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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Ayodeji Abe
  • Ayodeji Abe
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Oluwafemi Obisesan
  • Oluwafemi Obisesan
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria.
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Emmanuel Ogundare
  • Emmanuel Ogundare
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 25 November 2023
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2024
  •  Published: 29 February 2024

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