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Title Breeding Quality Protein Maize: protocols for developing QPM cultivars
 
Names Vivek, B.
Krivanek, A.F.
Palacios-Rojas, N.
Twumasi-Afriye, S.
Diallo, A.O.
Date Issued 2008 (iso8601)
Abstract This manual is intended for maize breeders who would like to start developing quality protein maize (QPM) cultivars. It is a compilation and consolidation of several breeding protocols successfully used at CIMMYT over two decades of QPM development and breeding. A brief background and the basic theory of QPM genetics are explained, leading up to detailed methods and procedures of QPM development.
Genre Handbook
Access Condition Open Access
Identifier 978-970-648-160-3