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: 453

Full Length Research Paper

Phenotypic diversity, heritability and environmental sensitivity in morpho-agronomic traits of Eswatini maize (Zea mays L.) landraces

Victor B. Simelane
  • Victor B. Simelane
  • Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Eswatini, P. O. Luyengo, Eswatini (Swaziland).
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Angeline Van Biljon
  • Angeline Van Biljon
  • Department of Plant Sciences (Plant Breeding), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, P. O. Box 339 Bloemfontein 9300, Republic of South Africa.
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Adre Minaar-Ontong
  • Adre Minaar-Ontong
  • Department of Plant Sciences (Plant Breeding), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, P. O. Box 339 Bloemfontein 9300, Republic of South Africa.
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Thembinkosi Gumedze
  • Thembinkosi Gumedze
  • National Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Department of Agricultural Research and Specialist Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Eswatini (Swaziland).
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  •  Received: 26 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2021
  •  Published: 31 December 2024

How to cite this article

APA /
Simelane, V. B., Biljon, A. V., Minaar-Ontong, A., & Gumedze, T. (2024). Phenotypic diversity, heritability and environmental sensitivity in morpho-agronomic traits of Eswatini maize (Zea mays L.) landraces. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 16(4), 77-86.
Chicago /
Victor B. Simelane, Angeline Van Biljon, Adre Minaar-Ontong and Thembinkosi Gumedze  . "Phenotypic diversity, heritability and environmental sensitivity in morpho-agronomic traits of Eswatini maize (Zea mays L.) landraces." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 16, no. 4 (2024): 77-86.
MLA /
Victor B. Simelane, et al. "Phenotypic diversity, heritability and environmental sensitivity in morpho-agronomic traits of Eswatini maize (Zea mays L.) landraces." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 16.4 (2024): 77-86.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPBCS2020.0937
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JPBCS/article-abstract/76BC79272837

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