African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Review

Utilization of wild relatives for maize (Zea mays L.) improvement

Abdoul-Raouf Sayadi Maazou
  • Abdoul-Raouf Sayadi Maazou
  • College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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Ju Qiu
  • Ju Qiu
  • College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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Jianyu Mu
  • Jianyu Mu
  • College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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Zhizhai Liu
  • Zhizhai Liu
  • College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
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  •  Received: 25 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 03 March 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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