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

Evaluation of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) breeding lines and genotype-by-environment interaction across production environments in Southern Africa

Christabell Nachilima
  • Christabell Nachilima
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Lusaka, Zambia.
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Henry Cordoba-Novoa
  • Henry Cordoba-Novoa
  • Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Valerio Hoyos-Villegas
  • Valerio Hoyos-Villegas
  • Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Godfree Chigeza
  • Godfree Chigeza
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Lusaka, Zambia.
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Noah Manda
  • Noah Manda
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Lusaka, Zambia.
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David Lungu
  • David Lungu
  • Department of Plant Science, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Kelvin Kamfwa
  • Kelvin Kamfwa
  • Department of Plant Science, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 04 November 2021
  •  Published: 31 December 2021

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