Hybrids of Maize

Assessment Maize Hybrids Response to Biological and Chemical Nitrogen Fertilizers

This research set out to evaluate the effect of combined biological and chemical nitrogen fertilizers on some corn hybrids. To this end an experiment was conducted as split plot on the basis of randomized complete block design with four replications. Main plots were included: use of chemical and biological fertilizers in four levels: 100% chemical fertilizer, 75% chemical fertilizer + 100% bio-...

Inheritance of Spotted Aleurone Color in Hybrids of Chinese Maize.

The color in the aleurone cells of maize early attracted the attention cf geneticists as affording ideal material for testing the segregation of characters in the second generation of hybrids. The first cases that were investigated led to the idea of only one unit o r factor being involved in the production of an aleurone color. With the progress of investigation, however, it became necessary t...

Comparison of Fumonisin Concentrations in Kernels of Transgenic Bt Maize Hybrids and Nontransgenic Hybrids

Fungi in the genus Fusarium are very common associates of maize (Zea mays L.) plants. These fungi can cause disease at all developmental stages of the plant, but also may infect plants without causing symptoms (24). Certain Fusarium species, particularly F. verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (synonym = F. moniliforme J. Sheld.) and F. proliferatum (T. Matsushima) Nirenberg, often infect maize pl...

Yield and Yield adjustments of nonprolific maize hybrids in response to plant population density

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Maize Hybrids Through Morphological Traits and Simple Sequence Repeat Markers

Comparing different methods of estimating the genetic diversity could define their usefulness in plant breeding programs. In this study, a total of 18 morphological traits and 20 simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci were used to study the morphological and genetic diversity among 20 maize hybrids selected from different countries, and to classify the hybrids into groups based on molecular profiles...