Physical Properties and Chemical Characterization of Macro- and Micro-Nutriments of Elite Blue Maize Hybrids (Zea mays L.) [PDF]
, 2015 Five elite blue maize hybrids and two blue maize landraces were evaluated for various quality characteristics. Hybrids showed physical characteristics demanded by dry-millers and tortilla processors: above 290 g in one hundred-kernel weight test, higher ...
García-Lara, S. +5 more
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AgronomyExploring the biological potential of maize root architecture is one of the most important ways to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The NUE and its heterosis in maize hybrids have improved remarkably over decades.
Yuanyuan Li +6 more
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Contributions of biotechnology to meeting future food and environmental security needs [PDF]
, 2018 Biotechnology, including genetic modifications, can play a vital role in helping to meet future food and environmental security needs for our growing population.
Gartland, Jill S., Gartland, Kevan
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Initial material for waxy maize hybrids’ breeding
Grain Economy of Russia, 2022 A waxy maize variety differs from other varieties, as its grain contains only amylopectin starch, which is considered a very valuable product for use in food, technical industry, and medicine. An insufficient amount of initial material hinders the development of Russian waxy maize hybrids. The purpose of the current study was to develop and select self-
A. S. Ignatiev +2 more
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Path analysis of drought tolerant maize hybrid yield and yield components across planting dates [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2019 Analysis of yield components in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids across planting dates is limited. Research was conducted in 2013 and 2014 at Mead, Nebraska, United States with the objective to determine the influence of year, hybrid, drought tolerance type,
STEVE MASON +3 more
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Irrigation-Yield Production Functions and Irrigation Water Use Effciency Response of Drought-Tolerant and Non-Drought-Tolerant Maize Hybrids under Different Irrigation Levels, Population Densities, and Environments [PDF]
, 2020 Irrigation-yield production functions (IYPFs), irrigation water use effciency (IWUE), and grain production per unit of applied irrigation of non-drought-tolerant (NDT) and drought-tolerant (DT) maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids were quantified in four ...
Irmak, Suat +4 more
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Investigation of the nutritional and growth indices of Leucania loreyi (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on different maize hybrids [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایرانThe maize caterpillar, Leucania loreyi (Duponchel) is one of the economical and important pests of maize that the host plant resistance can have a significant role in controlling of its population.
Hasan Jafari +3 more
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Properties of different silage maize hybrids [PDF]
Food and Feed Research, 2020 The aim of this study was to observe the properties of ten maize hybrids from Serbia including agronomic traits, lignocellulosic fibre composition and in vitro dry matter digestibility. Five yellow kernel dent hybrids and five analogue red kernel hybrids
Nikolić Valentina V. +4 more
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The analysis of varietal structure of maize cultivated for grain in the Rostov region
Зерновое хозяйство России, 2020 The current stage of plant growing is characterized by varietal policies aimed at increasing the number of new varieties (hybrids) being bred for production.
Yu. B. Arzhenovskaya
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Relationship between seed harvesting method and seed physiological quality for a number of Pioneer maize hybrids [PDF]
, 2012 The seed germination and seed vigor of eight Pioneer Hi-Bred maize hybrids were evaluated immediately after harvesting and a year later. The aim was to determine whether the seed showed loss of germination and vigor when shelled mechanically.
Anda, Angéla +3 more
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