Combining ability for grain yield and drought related morpho-physiological traits in maize (Zea mays L.) under late sown conditions

Abstract

In India, more than 80 per cent area under maize (Zea mays L.) grown depends on the rain, hence vulnerable to vagaries of monsoon. The present investigation was undertaken to assess the combining ability among different genotypes for drought stress tolerance under varied environments so as to assess the possibility of using these lines to develop tolerant material.