Published in Crop Sci 39:1306-1315 (1999)
© 1999 Crop Science Society of America
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Selection Improves Drought Tolerance in Tropical Maize Populations
I. Gains in Biomass, Grain Yield, and Harvest Index
G.O. Edmeadesa,
J. Bolañosb,
S.C. Chapmanc,
H.R. Lafitted and
M. Bänzigerb
a Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 7431 Kaumualii Highway, P.O. Box 596, Kekaha, HI 96752 USA
b CIMMYT, Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico D.F., Mexico
c CSIRO Tropical Agriculture, 306 Carmody Rd., St. Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
d IRRI, P.O. Box 933, Manila, Philippines

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Fig. 1 Relationships between grain yield, stem biomass, and harvest index for 15 maize cultivars grown in two low yielding water-stressed environments at Tlaltizapán, Mexico. Data are lattice-adjusted means of three replicates from each trial
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