Benard Mbuvi, Murenga Mwimali and Mwangi Githiri. Estimation of General and Specific Combining Ability of Maize Inbred Lines Using Single Cross Testers for Earliness.
. 2018; 6(2):37-48. doi: 10.12691/WJAR-6-2-2
general combining ability, specific combining ability, line by tester, single cross testers, earliness
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