Performance of Test Crosses of Maize Variety Sarhad White with Jalal and Kiramat for Morphological Traits

This research was carried out at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar to evaluate the performance of maize inbred lines derived from variety Sarhad White regarding grain yield and morphological traits identifying superior based on test cross performance. Test crosses were evaluated in replicated trial along with two tester, one check 16 parental for comparison a 7×7 partially balanced lattice square design replications. Results revealed highly significant differences among genotypes most traits. Jalal TC-230-a TC-63-1 took maximum days tasseling TC-101-2 showed anthesis. Maximum day silking anthesis interval recorded TC-94. plant height observed TC-33 (164.5 cm) Kiramat TC-9-6-1 (141.50 cm). 100 kernal weight (40.55 g). TC-89-b produced highest (6808 kg ha -1 ). From these results, it can be concluded that TC-89-b, having yield, could promoted further selfing. TC-9-6, TC-9-6-1, TC-12-1, TC-63-1, TC-76-2b, TC-89b, TC-163, TC-205, TC-230a, TC-211 TC-33, TC-94, TC-101-2, 150-c, TC-230-a, 205, 211, 226-2 addition satisfactory used Among (selfed lines) 9-6-1, 9-6, 10-2, 226-2, 33, 63-1, 76-2, 163, 89-b, 205 211 promising