Evaluation of Yellow Maize Candidate Population for Yield and Associated Traits
Evaluation of Yellow Maize Candidate Population for Yield and Associated Traits
Farhan Anjum1*, Sheraz Ahmad Khan1, Raees Muhammad2, Yousaf Jamal1, Durrishahwar1, Jawad Ali Shah1 and Hidayat Ullah1*
ABSTRACT
During the Kharif season of 2022, an experiment was carried out at the Agricultural Research Station, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to evaluate the yield and yield-related features of three local landraces and one exotic maize variety of yellow genotypes. A Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications was used to evaluate the genotypes. With the exception of days to maturity, there were highly significant differences among the maize genotypes for almost all traits. Genotype ‘Saleem Khan-2’ had the maximum days to tasseling, whereas the ‘Bamkhel-2’ genotype had the shortest. The genotypes ‘CIMMYT Yellow’ and ‘Saleem Khan-2’ took the maximum number of days to silking, while ‘Bamkhel-2’ had the minimum days. Genotype ‘Eidhi’ had the lowest plant height, whereas genotype ‘Bamkhel-2’ had the highest. Genotype ‘Bamkhel-2’ had the highest leaf area measured, whereas ‘Eidhi’ had the lowest. The highest grains per ear were noted for genotype ‘Bamkhel-2’ (567.40), and the minimum was recorded in ‘Saleem Khan-2’ (448.53). The genotype ‘CIMMYT Yellow’ achieved the highest thousand-grain weight (331.40g), whereas the genotype ‘Eidhi’ had the highest grain weight (305.00 g). Similarly, the genotype ‘Bamkhel-2’ produced the highest yield (7502.22 kgha-1), followed by ‘Saleem Khan-2’ (7306.67 kgha-1), while ‘CIMMYT Yellow’ (5560.00 kgha-1) ranked inferior in terms of yield.
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