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Published online 2 December 2005
Published in Crop Sci 46:180-191 (2006)
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Drought Tolerance Improvement in Tropical Maize Source Populations

Evidence of Progress

P. Monneveuxa,*, C. Sánchezb, D. Beckb and G. O. Edmeadesc

a ENSA, 2 Place Viala, 34060 MONTPELLIER Cedex, France
b CIMMYT, P.O. Box 6-641, 06600 Mexico D.F., Mexico
c 52A Williams Street, Cambridge, New Zealand



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Fig. 1. Relationship between ears per plant and grain yield across cultivars within and across environments. *,**,*** Significant at P < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.

 


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Fig. 2. Relationship between tassel and stem dry weight at anthesis and maturity across cultivars, under drought conditions. **,*** Significant at P < 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.

 


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Fig. 3. Relationship between ear and tassel dry weight at anthesis across cultivars, under drought conditions. ** Significant at P < 0.01.

 


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Fig. 4. Relationship between ovule number at silking and abortion rate (calculated over the 30 first days after silking) under drought conditions. *** Significant at P < 0.001.

 


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Fig. 5. Relationship between abortion rate (calculated over the 30 first days after silking) and anthesis-silking interval across cultivars, under drought conditions. * Significant at P < 0.05.

 





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