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dc.contributor.authorGasura, Edmore
dc.contributor.authorSetimela, Peter
dc.contributor.authorEdema, Richard
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Paul T.
dc.contributor.authorOkori, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorTarekegne, Amsal
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-23T06:21:51Z
dc.date.available2015-10-23T06:21:51Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationGasura, E., Setimela, P., Edema, R., Gibson, P. T., Okori, P., Tarekegne, A. (2013). Exploiting grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration to improve grain yield of early-maturing maize. Crop Science, 53:1–9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.01.0032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/4580
dc.descriptionThis item can be retrieved from the publisher website at http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.01.0032en_US
dc.description.abstractEarly-maturing maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes yield 15 to 30% less than late-maturing genotypes. One strategy for improving grain yield in the early-maturing group involves assessment of grain-filling traits as secondary traits for selection for high grain yield. In this study, we investigated the possibility of using grain-filling rate and duration for improving grain yield in early-maturing tropical maize. Forty-four hybrids generated using North Carolina design II were evaluated at CIMMYT-Zimbabwe during the 2011/2012 season under irrigated and non-irrigated environments. Although grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration were negatively correlated, several hybrids were distinctly above the trend line. The earliest-maturing hybrid took 127 d to reach physiological maturity and produced grain yields comparable to those of the medium-maturing genotypes (7 t ha-1). It had a high grain-filling rate of 2.40 g per plant d-1 (18% higher than those of the low-yielding hybrids) and a relatively longer effective grain-filling duration. Grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration had high coefficients of genetic determination, positive correlations with grain yield, low error terms, and low genotype × environment interactions, making them appropriate selection traits for improved grain yield. The study shows that it is possible to develop high-yielding early- to medium-maturing maize hybrids based on favorable combining ability values for grain-filling rate and duration.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRegional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM); International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); International Foundation for Science (IFS)en_US
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dc.publisherCrop Science Society of Americaen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.subjectGrain-fillingen_US
dc.subjectHybrid cropsen_US
dc.titleExploiting grain-filling rate and effective grain-filling duration to improve grain yield of early-maturing maizeen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US


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