AUTHOR=Ayesiga Stella Bigirwa , Rubaihayo Patrick , Sempiira John Bosco , Adjei Emmanuel Amponsah , Dramadri Isaac Onziga , Oloka Bonny Michael , Sserumaga Julius Pyton TITLE=Combining ability and gene action for resistance to Fusarium ear rot in tropical maize hybrids JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=16 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1509859 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2025.1509859 ISSN=1664-462X