Title: Tropical maize : improvement and production /
Authors: Paliwal, R. L.; Granados, Gonzalo.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Corn Breeding Tropics.; Corn Diseases and pests Control Tropics.; Corn Disease and pest resistance Tropics Genetic aspects.; Corn Tropics.; Corn Development Tropics.; Hybrid corn Development Tropics.; Crop improvement Tropics.
Contents: Introduction to maize and its importance / R.L. Paliwal -- Origin, evolution and spread of maize / R.L. Paliwal -- Tropical maize morphology / R.L. Paliwal -- Tropical maize physiology / H.R. Lafitte -- Tropical maize cytogenetics / R.L. Paliwal -- Maize types / R.L. Paliwal -- Uses of maize / R.L. Paliwal -- Maize-growing environments / R.L. Paliwal -- Maize diseases / R.L. Paliwal -- Maize insects / G. Granados -- Abiotic stresses affecting maize / H.R. Lafitte -- Genetic resources / R.L. Paliwal -- General considerations on maize breeding in the tropics / R.L. Paliwal -- Recurrent selection maize breeding / R.L. Paliwal -- Hybrid maize breeding / R.L. Paliwal -- Breeding for disease resistance / R.L. Paliwal -- Breeding for insect resistance / G. Granados, R.L. Paliwal -- Breeding for abiotic stress resistance / H.R. Lafitte -- Breeding special purpose maize / R.L. Paliwal -- Use of special tools in maize breeding / R.L. Paliwal -- Integrated crop management / A.D. Violic -- Integrated pest management / G. Granados -- Seed production / R.L. Paliwal -- Future of maize in the tropics / R.L. Paliwal.