Assessment of the performance correlation, agronomic characteristics, and drought tolerance indices in corn hybrids under late season moisture stress conditions

Authors : Shahram MEHRİ

Pages : 586-594

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Publication Date : 2015-05-13

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to investigate the performance correlation, agronomic characteristics  and drought tolerance indices in sorghum hybrids under late season moisture stress conditions in a randomized complete block design with four replications. In both normal irrigation and drought stress conditions, the number of kernels per corn showed the highest correlation with seed yield by (r= 0.977) and (r= 0.952), respectively. The results of the describing data indicate that there was a positive and significant correlation between GMP, MP, STI and TOL indices with YP and YS at 1% probability level, Whereas, SSI index had negative and non significance correlation to Yp and Ys. 
Keywords : Yield, Corn, Drought tolerance indices and Correlation

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