Heterosis for Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize Hybrids Enhanced over Decades in China

The nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of modern maize hybrids has been greatly improved, but for decades, little was known on whether the NUE heterosis of maize hybrids had increased. A two-year field study was conducted on eight maize hybrids and their parental inbred lines from the 1970s to 2000s unde...

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Main Authors: Rongfa Li, Julin Gao, Yuanyuan Li, Shaobo Yu, Zhigang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/6/764