Genetics and Genetic Response in Populations Generated from Two Cycles of Phenotypic Mass Selection in Sweet Corn (Zea Mays L. Saccharata)

• Main Author: Ali, Eltahir Siddig
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Sweet corn - Genetics - Case studies
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10639/1/FP_2003_8.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10639/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Local composite varieties of sweet com (lea mays L. saccharata) offer moderate yields and eating quality, while imported hybrid varieties are less adaptable to the local environment, although having good eating quality. A breeding programme was therefore initiated at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UP...