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Xenia Effects On Quality Of Maize Female Inbred In Production Of Hybrid Seeds, Leandro Castañeda
Xenia Effects On Quality Of Maize Female Inbred In Production Of Hybrid Seeds, Leandro Castañeda
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
In Maize (Zea maize L.), cost of hybrid seed production is directly related to the yield and quality of seed obtained per hectare of female parent. It is also important to consider the effects that a male parent can exert on the development of hybrid seed in the female parent. This effect is known as xenia. The objectives of this study were to evaluate xenia effects on 1) yield as 80K units, 2) germination of the hybrid seed and 3) susceptibility of the hybrid seed to mechanical damage. One female inbred and four male inbred lines were selected from a …