Maize is one among those crops privileged with rich genetic diversity; however the currently cultivated hybrids barely represent this scale of variability as they are developed from more or less genetically similar lines. Tad changes in environmental factors can fail today’s hybr...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i82796
In the present challenging scenario of climate change, it is essential to breed maize cultivars that withstand stress especially abiotic stresses in a broader sense. Diversification of existing germplasm is invariable to harness the actual potential of maize hybrids which are bre...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82277
Although global maize breeding programmes are in momentum with high number of superior hybrids releasing annually, the full potential of hybrids is seldom achieved in real time due to various biotic and abiotic stresses. It is pertinent to broaden the diversity of available germp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224175
Stability of 42 F1 hybrids derived by crossing six lines and seven testers in line x tester mating design was studied by planting in three different locations for yield and compact plant traits. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among the genotypes for all the t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1130959
The present study on Performance evaluation of Sweetcorn with different levels of Irrigation and nitrogen through drip during post monsoon season at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India was conducted for two years at Maize Research Centre, Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Rajend...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230311
A field experiment was conducted at the Maize Research Centre, Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during the rabid seasons (15 October to 15 January) for two years to study the effect of plant densities and nitrogen levels on growth parameters, yield...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4231125
Our study was conducted to understand the significance of existing seed systems and extent of seed availability of major crops viz., paddy, maize (cereals); red gram (pulses); and cotton (commercial crops) in 4 major agrarian districts (Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar, Warangal and Nalgo...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2430879
Successful agriculture depends on high-quality seed, which is a fundamental and important ingredient. Under unfavourable environmental conditions like drought, pre-sowing seed treatment such as seed coating and seed priming could boost the seed germination and seedling vigour. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i31674
Gibberellic acid is an essential growth promoter that aids in the systematic plant growth. Studies on the impact of GA3 during cold period discovered a positive effect on the growth of rice plants. The current study evaluated the impact of various concentrations of GA3 on the yie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i530407