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Potential of twenty exotic germplasms to improve Brazilian maize architecture
Amadeu Regitano NetoI; Luciano Lourenço NossII; José Branco de Miranda FilhoIII
ICPG - Departamento de Genética, ESALQ/USP, Caixa Postal 83, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil. Send correspondence to A.R.N.
IICENARGEN/EMBRAPA, SAIN Parque Rural, 70770-900 Brasilia, DF, Brasil.
IIIDepartamento de Genética, ESALQ/USP, Caixa Postal 83, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brasil.
ABSTRACT
Temperate and temperate x tropical germplasms were introduced into the maize breeding of the Department of Genetics (ESALQ-USP). Twenty populations designated as P-1 to P-20 and a check population were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with two replications at Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Plots were 2.0 m long, spaced 1.0 m apart, with 10 plants per plot after thinning. The following traits were evaluated: PH, plant height; EH, ear height; TB, tassel branch number; KW, 100 kernels weight; EL, ear length; ED, ear diameter; KR, kernels per row, and RN, number of rows of kernels. The means of the exotic populations showed a variation in performance for all traits. The population means were greater than check means for KW, EL, and KR. Populations P-9, P-10, P-12, and P-13 showed low relative ear placement values (EH/PH index), indicating that these materials could contribute to lower ear placement in local populations. P-1 and P-9 showed a high potential to reduce TB. The phenotypic correlation coefficients among populations were positive for most combinations, except for RN with PH, EH, TB, and KW. Predictions of 19 composite means were obtained for all traits.
Keywords: germplasms; maize.
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