Abstract:In Cameroon, maize is the most widely cultivated cereal and is consumed by more than one third of the population. This study aimed to evaluate in the tropical conditions the cross-pollination rate in four recipient synthetic maize varieties by xenia phenomenon depending on distance to the pollen source and wind direction. The experimental design was triplicated split plot with each replication arranged as a 576 m2 Latin square area. The combined analysis of variance showed a highly significant effect (p<0.0… Show more
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