Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) by Author "Okori, Patrick"
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Exploiting grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration to improve grain yield of early-maturing maize
Gasura, Edmore; Setimela, Peter; Edema, Richard; Gibson, Paul T.; Okori, Patrick; Tarekegne, Amsal (Crop Science Society of America, 2013)Early-maturing maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes yield 15 to 30% less than late-maturing genotypes. One strategy for improving grain yield in the early-maturing group involves assessment of grain-filling traits as secondary ... -
Reaction of waxy and opaque-2 inbreds and their derived progenies to multiple foliar diseases of maize in Uganda
Bombom, Alexander; Okori, Patrick; Gibson, Paul; Edema, Richard; Asea, Godfrey; Rubaihayo, Patrick (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)Specialty maize lines possessing important endosperm genes waxy and/or opaque-2 enhance processing and nutritional qualities of the grain. However, production and utilization of specialty maize varieties for food, feeds ... -
Variability of grain-filling traits in early maturing CIMMYT tropical maize inbred lines
Gasura, Edmore; Setimela, Peter S.; Tarekegne, Amsal; Icishahayo, David; Edema, Richard; Gibson, Paul T.; Okori, Patrick (Crop Science Society of America, 2014)Grain-filling rate (GFR), effective grain-filling duration (EGFD), and total grain-filling duration (TGFD) are important physiological traits of maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield (GY) formation. To devise effective breeding ...