The Determination of Silage Yield and Quality Traits of Candidate Maize Hybrids

Authors : Erkan OZATA, Saime UNVER İKİNCİKARAKAYA, Ahmet OZTURK

Pages : 31-40

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Publication Date : 2018-01-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This s tudy was conducted to determine some experimental silage yield and quality traits of maize hybrid to be improved by using hybrid breeding. This s tudy was carried out with 15 experimental maize hybrids in 2012 and with 8 pieces in 2013 in Samsun. This s tudy was carried out in the Randomised Complete Block Designinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RCBD);with three replications. Genotypes’ number of days for 50 % flowering, plant height, leaf/plant ratio, s talk/plant ratio, ear/plant ratio green forage yield and dry matter yield traits were inves tigated. Inadditon, the traits of silage crude protein, crude cellulose, ADF,NDF,ADL and crude protein yield were inves tigated. When examined traits were evaluated all together insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ripening period, green forage yield, dry matter yield, and silage quality traits);, TTM 2011-29, TTM 2011-28, TTM2011-36, TTM 2011-35 ve TTM 2011-7 genotypes, passed the control or involved in the same s tatis tical group, were accepted as the promising varieties and they insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TTM 2011-29, TTM 2011-28, TTM2011-36, TTM 2011-35 ve TTM 2011-7); were sent to locations to determine genotype x environment interaction for the purpose of tes ting within the scope of National Maize Breeding Researches.
Keywords : silage corn, ADF, NDF, maize breeding, candidate hybrid