Mass selection for earliness in two populations of maize

[EN] Mass selection for earliness was carried out in two populations of maize (Zea mays L.) for six cycles. The original populations and the six cycles were studied in three environments. There were significant reduction in days to silking, plant height and yield for both populations and for grain m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ordás Pérez, Amando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1988
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/13202
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/13202
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mass selection
Maize
Zea mays L.
Earliness
Plant breding
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Sumario:[EN] Mass selection for earliness was carried out in two populations of maize (Zea mays L.) for six cycles. The original populations and the six cycles were studied in three environments. There were significant reduction in days to silking, plant height and yield for both populations and for grain moisture for only one of the populations. The gain for early silking has not lowered after six generations of selection.