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

Inheritance of stay green physiological determinants in drought tolerant maize inbred lines

George Terry Epaku
  • George Terry Epaku
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Patrick Rubaihayo
  • Patrick Rubaihayo
  • Cereals Research Department, Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P. O. Box 1356, Mbale, Uganda.
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Ivan Chapu
  • Ivan Chapu
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Frank Kagoda
  • Frank Kagoda
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Daniel Kwemoi Bomet
  • Daniel Kwemoi Bomet
  • Cereals Research Department, National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 16 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 31 August 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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