… in 90 hybrids and reported that number of grains ear-1 exerted a maximum direct effect on
grain yield. They therefore … Target characteristics to develop for improved seed production in …

… depth; vi) the species, variety, age and developmental stage of … The yield formed during
drought stress is closely correlated … effects of flowering characteristics and kernel set of maize (…

… In 1998, IITA maize scientists began screening maize hybrids… The results of the present
study revealed that varietal … The improved genotypes that performed better under water-…

… diversity and to improve local maize varieties (HALLAUER and … domestic maize germplasm
is narrow and maize hybrid yields … , the information of GCA effects for both grain yield and the …

… yield in corn and important agronomic characteristics; unfold the estimates of the correlations
in direct and indirect effects by … After emergence and crop establishment the hand thinning …

… Trait changes that increase resistance to a wide variety of biotic … US maize yields started to
increase when maize hybrids … series of hybrids for comparison could have had major effect on …

… effects were more important than non-additive gene action in controlling yield in some tropical
varieties … one heterotic group, because hybrids are formed between complementary inbred …

… for some selected soil properties. The experimental fields … fertilizers is required for protein
formation, which is associated … adoption of new varieties especially maize hybrid is moving …

… maize became possible thanks to creation of new hybrids … the response of maize plants
to varietal characteristics by … have shown that the impact of different maize hybrids on the …

… productivity of corn hybrids and to establish the influence on … corn hybrids, it was found that
they formed an average yield of … varietal characteristics indicates a good adaptive potential of …