Improving drought tolerance in maize: Tools and techniques
Drought is an important constraint to agricultural productivity worldwide and is expected to worsen with climate change. To assist farmers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), to adapt to climate change, continuous generation of stress-tolerant and farmer-preferred crop varieties, and their adop...
Main Authors: | Michael S. McMillen, Anthony A. Mahama, Julia Sibiya, Thomas Lübberstedt, Walter P. Suza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1001001/full |
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