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: 456

Full Length Research Paper

Performances of selected tropical white maize single-cross hybrids for yield and yield attributing traits

Yazachew Genet Ejigu
  • Yazachew Genet Ejigu
  • Ethiopian institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona
  • Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Beatrice Elohor Ifie
  • Beatrice Elohor Ifie
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 01 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 July 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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