Genetic and agronomic assessment of cob traits in corn under low and normal nitrogen management conditions

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AbstractKey message Exploring and understanding the geneticbasis of cob biomass in relation to grain yield undervarying nitrogen management regimes will help breedersto develop dual-purpose maize.Abstract With rising energy demands and costs for fossilfuels, alternative energy from renewable sources suchas maize cobs will become competitive. Maize cobs havebeneficial characteristics for utilization as feedstock includingcompact tissue, high cellulose content, and low ashand nitrogen content. Nitrogen is quantitatively the mos