Agronomic and molecular evaluation of maize inbred lines for drought tolerance

• Published in: Spanish journal of agricultural research : SJAR Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e0711
• Main Authors: Mikić, Sanja, Zorić, Miroslav, Stanisavljević, Dušan, Kondić-Špika, Ankica, Brbaklić, Ljiljana, Kobiljski, Borislav, Nastasić, Aleksandra, Mitrović, Bojan, Šurlan-Momirović, Gordana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 01.12.2016
• Subjects: anthesis silk interval; inbreds; microsatellites; yield; Zea mays

Drought is a severe threat to maize yield stability in Serbia and other temperate Southeast European countries occurring occasionally but with significant yield losses. The development of resilient genotypes that perform well under drought is one of the main focuses of maize breeding programmes. To...