Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids

Breeding of forage maize should combine improvement achieved for grain with the specific needs of forage hybrids. Production stability is important when maize is used for silage if the planting area is not in the ideal agronomic environment. The objectives of the present research were: (i) to quanti...

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Autores principales: Bertoia, Luis Máximo, Aulicino, Mónica Beatriz
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Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84992
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topic Ciencias Agrarias
Combining ability
Forage maize
GEI interaction
Stover and ear digestibility
Zea mays L.
spellingShingle Ciencias Agrarias
Combining ability
Forage maize
GEI interaction
Stover and ear digestibility
Zea mays L.
Bertoia, Luis Máximo
Aulicino, Mónica Beatriz
Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
topic_facet Ciencias Agrarias
Combining ability
Forage maize
GEI interaction
Stover and ear digestibility
Zea mays L.
description Breeding of forage maize should combine improvement achieved for grain with the specific needs of forage hybrids. Production stability is important when maize is used for silage if the planting area is not in the ideal agronomic environment. The objectives of the present research were: (i) to quantify environmental and genetic and their interaction effects on maize silage traits; (ii) to identify possible heterotic groups for forage aptitude and suggest the formation of potential heterotic patterns, and (iii) to identify suitable inbred line combinations for producing hybrids with forage aptitude. Forty-five hybrids derived from diallelic crosses (without reciprocals) among ten inbred lines of maize were evaluated in this study. Combined ANOVA over environments showed differences between genotypes (G), environments (E), and their interactions (GEI). Heritability (H<sup>2</sup>), and genotypic and phenotypic correlations were estimated to evaluate the variation in and relationships between forage traits. Postdictive and predictive AMMI models were fitted to determine the importance of each source of variation, G, E, and GEI, and to select genotypes simultaneously on yield, quality and stability. A predominance of additive effects was found in the evaluated traits. The heterotic pattern Reid-BSSS × Argentine flint was confirmed for ear yield (EY) and harvest index (HI). High and broad genetic variation was found for stover and whole plant traits. Some inbred lines had genes with differential breeding aptitude for ear and stover. Stover and ear yield should be the main breeding objectives in maize forage breeding.
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author Bertoia, Luis Máximo
Aulicino, Mónica Beatriz
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Aulicino, Mónica Beatriz
author_sort Bertoia, Luis Máximo
title Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
title_short Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
title_full Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
title_fullStr Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
title_full_unstemmed Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
title_sort maize forage aptitude: combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
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