Zea mays L.

Sample sizes to estimate mean values for tassel traits in maize genotypes

C. A. Wartha, A. Filho, C., Lúcio, A. D., Follmann, D. N., Kleinpaul, J. A., Simões, F. M., Wartha, C. A., A. Filho, C., Lúcio, A. D., Follmann, D. N., Kleinpaul, J. A., and Simões, F. M., “Sample sizes to estimate mean values for tassel traits in maize genotypes”, vol. 15, no. 4, p. -, 2016.

INTRODUCTION

Analysis of genetic traits for drought tolerance in maize

R. W. Muhammad, Qayyum, A., Hamza, A., Ahmad, M. Q., Naseer, N. S., Liaqat, S., Ahmad, B., Malik, W., and Noor, E., “Analysis of genetic traits for drought tolerance in maize”, vol. 14, pp. 13545-13565, 2015.

Fifty-four genotypes of maize were crossed and evaluated in the field during the crop season in February 2012 under both normal and water stress conditions. To identify the major parameters responsible for variation among genotypes, single linkage cluster analysis and principle component analysis (PCA) were carried out. Thirteen characters were studied. The PCA showed that the first six components, with eigen values >1, contributed 82.30% of the variability among the genotypes under normal field irrigation conditions while other PCs (7-13) had eigen values less than 1.

Tissue culture characteristics of maize (Zea mays L.) haploid coleoptile sections

L. Jiang, Jing, G. X., Li, X. Y., Wang, X. Q., Xing, Z., Deng, P. K., and Zhao, R. G., “Tissue culture characteristics of maize (Zea mays L.) haploid coleoptile sections”, vol. 14, pp. 16265-16275, 2015.

Doubled haploid (DH) technology, which is used for rapidly purifying genetic resources, is a key technology in modern maize breeding. The present study evaluated the tissue culture characteristics of maize haploid coleoptile sections, in order to provide a new way of haploid doubling.

Evaluation of progenies from the fifth reciprocal recurrent selection cycle in maize

N. B. Alves, Pádua, J. M. V., Dias, K. O. G., Diniz, R. P., Guedes, M. L., Cardoso, G. A., and Souza, J. C., “Evaluation of progenies from the fifth reciprocal recurrent selection cycle in maize”, vol. 14, pp. 8236-8243, 2015.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of 119 full sib progenies of the fifth cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS) derived from of Universidade Federal de Lavras maize breeding program. The experiment was carried out in an 11 x 11 triple lattice design at two locations (Lavras, Lambari). The plots consisted of two rows of 3 m, with four plants per 1 m and 0.60 meters of spacing between lines. The grain yield was obtained as kg/plot through weighing of husked ears.

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