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Superiority and Combining Ability for Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits of Maize (Zea mays L.)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Agronomy

Abstract

The investigation was conducted to calculate the superiority % for of the F1's over commercial check hybrids, combining ability and genetic variability of eleven white maize inbred lines using a half-diallel design at Sids Agricultural Research Station in the 2022 growing season. The 55 crosses along with two commercial hybrids as checks; SC-10 and Hytech SC-2031 were evaluated in field trials at Sids, Sakha, and Gemmeiza Agricultural Research Stations using randomized complete block design with three replications in the growing season 2023. The results showed highly significant differences between three locations for all studied traits except GY and DTS traits. Mean squares for crosses and their interaction with locations were significant for all studied traits except for EHT. Also, variances of GCA and SCA were significant for all studied traits except EHT, indicating that additive and non-additive gene effects were important in the inheritance of most studied traits. However additive gene effects were more important than non-additive gene effects in the inheritance of all studied traits except for GY. Two inbred lines; Sd-4/2013 and Sk-12 had good general combining effects for GY. The best cross for SCA effects was Sd-63 × Gz-613 for GY; and Sd-1185 × Gz-613 for DTS. The cross Sd-2/2013 × Sk-9 was superior for grain yield and earliness than two checks. Also, four crosses; (Sd-2/2013 × Gz-613), (Sd-41/2015 × Sk-13), (Sd-63 × Gz-613) and (Sd-1185 × Sk-9), were significantly superiority% relative to the two checks. These crosses will be further evaluated in the maize breeding program. 

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2024.277977.1348

Keywords

Genetic variability, Combining ability, Superiority, Additive

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abd El-Azeem

MiddleName

E.M.

Affiliation

Maize Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

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City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Rezk

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

S.H.

Affiliation

Maize Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

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City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Mostafa

MiddleName

K.

Affiliation

Maize Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

Email

ashraf_kamal_1976@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Hany

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

A.A.

Affiliation

Maize Department, Field Crops Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

Email

-

City

Giza

Orcid

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Volume

55

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

47129

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2024-03-19

Publish Date

2024-04-17

Page Start

15

Page End

28

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_350559.html

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62

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Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Superiority and Combining Ability for Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits of Maize (Zea mays L.)

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Created At

23 Dec 2024