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EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MAIZE VARIETIES FOR YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING TRAITS
In Pakistan, maize is one of the most important crops for food and feed. It is used in numerous products that are linked to human nutrition.But currently, due to the unavailability of high yielding maize varieties and choice of unsuitable varieties under a given environment reduce the final yield. This experiment was carried out at […]
Growth and yield responses of new short season maize varieties (Zea mays L.) grown in Zimbabwe low rainfall areas under hand hoe basin technique
Maize is the staple food, but persistently low yields of the crop in Manyau village, Nyanga District, due to farmers’ failure to choose the most potentially productive variety triggered off investigations of the growth and yield of new short season varieties introduced in the area. A field trial was carried out under hand hoe basin […]
Effect of inorganic fertilizers and planting density on growth and yield of selected maize varieties in eastern Rwanda
Maize grain yield is needed worldwide due to its potential to fight against hunger and many other industrial uses. This study was done in the effort to improve maize grain yield by using high genetic potential hybrid and adequate management technologies. Its aim was to determine the effect of varying N, P, & K fertilizers […]
Evaluation of post-harvest maize treatment, phyto-insecticide use on maize varieties in mezam division
Maize is the most widely cultivated staple food crop in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and Cameroon in particular with agriculture as its back bone. Despite this, a great portion of the cultivated and harvested maize is lost during post-harvest drying and storage treatment. These loses could be attributed to the poor state of the farmers, […]
Effectiveness of two diatomaceous earths (FossilShield® and SilicoSec®) against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infesting two maize varieties (CLH103 and SHABA) at storage
Influence of maize varieties CLH103 and SHABA on the effectiveness of FossilShield® and SilicoSec® against Sitophilus zeamais was evaluated in laboratory. Each product was used at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 g/kg and four exposure periods (1, 3, 7 and 14 days) for adult mortality and F1 progeny production. Damaged and germinated seeds were […]
Evaluation of late maturing maize varieties for late season planting in a rainforest location of Nigeria
Observations at Ile-Ife (7o28’N 4o33’E and 244m above sea level) in the rainforest ecology of South-Western Nigeria suggest that the global climatic change has resulted in the shortening of the growing season for maize (Zea mays L.)… Several newly developed late maturing varieties are available but had not been evaluated under the late season conditions […]
Productivity of farmer-preferred maize varieties intercropped with beans in semi-arid Kenya
Farmers in the semi-arid regions grow drought tolerant maize varieties and practice maize-legume intercropping. A study was conducted in Machakos, Mwea and Waruhiu in 2008 short rains and 2009 long rains to determine the performance of maize varieties currently grown in semi-arid regions and their compatibility with beans. Sixteen maize varieties were grown as sole […]
In vitro regeneration of some Ethiopian maize (Zea mays L.) lines and varieties from immature embryos through callus induction
Maize is an important food crop in Ethiopia. Success in genetic transformation requires efficient in vitro regeneration protocols. However, inadequate information is available on in vitro regeneration of maize varieties/lines developed for the Ethiopian climate. Therefore, this study was initiated to optimize in vitro regeneration protocols for some inbred lines and open-pollinated maize varieties from […]
Green manures incoporation effect on varieties yield and yield attributes of maize
The study was carried out during 2018 at Agronomy Research Farm, The University of Agriculture Peshawar. Four green manures incorporation (Contro, Pigeon pea, Sesbania and Sun hemp). Varieties i.e. Pahari, Azam, Jalal and Iqbal were taken as a second factor for the experiment. Green manures were incorporated in the corresponding plots one month before sowing […]
Biochemical basis of resistance.in different varieties. of maize for their relative. susceptibility to Northern, Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB)
Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB) is most devasting foliar disease of maize in Himalayan region of the world, caused by fungus Exerohillum turcicum. Thirty maize genotypes were planted in experimental field of Department of Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics, University of Poonch Rawalakot, during spring 2017. Disease severity of maize genotypes was assessed by 0-5 […]