Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal
A field experiment was conducted at Nilkantha Municipality-12 Dhadingbesi, Dhading from March to July 2024, with a set of seven hybrid maize genotypes. Three replications of a RCBD were used to assess the genotypes and samples were taken for several characteristics like plant height, days to 50% pla...
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| description | A field experiment was conducted at Nilkantha Municipality-12 Dhadingbesi, Dhading from March to July 2024, with a set of seven hybrid maize genotypes. Three replications of a RCBD were used to assess the genotypes and samples were taken for several characteristics like plant height, days to 50% plant emergence, days to 50% plant tasseling, days to 50% silking, anthesis-silking interval, cob height, leaf number, stem girth, number of cobs/plant, cob length, cob girth, number of kernel row/cob, number of kernel/row, test weight and grain yield. The highest days to the emergence of seedlings is Rampur Hybrid-8 (9.33 day) and the lowest days is C.P.808 (6.33 day). The plant height was significantly higher in Rampur Hybrid-10 (290.73 cm). Days to 50% tasseling and silking are relatively earlier in Rampur Hybrid-8 (63 day) and Rampur Hybrid-10 (65.33 day) respectively which is at par with C.P.808 and Anthesis-silking interval is comparatively lower in Rampur Hybrid-10 (1.33 day). Leaf number below the main cob was found higher in Rampur Hybrid-14 (9.30), whereas leaf above the main cob was found to be non-significant. Cob height was found to be lowest in C.P.808 (139.97 cm). Stem girth was found to be higher in C.P.808 (9.07 cm) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (8.38 cm). Similarly, Rampur Hybrid-14 had the most cobs per plant (1.53). Cob length and cob girth was found to be non-significant. Number of rows in a cob was higher in C.P.808 (16.33) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (15.97). Number of kernel/row was higher in C.P.808 (35.93) followed by Rampur Hybrid-12 (34.04). Similarly grain yield was higher in C.P.808 (10.44 Mt/ha) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (9.80 Mt/ha). Test weight was highest in Rampur Hybrid-10 (347.75 g). Looking at the performance of these varieties C.P.808 and Rampur Hybrid-10 can be recommended for the Dhading district. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24cbbfc07c5344f087361e5736e1a2d22025-07-31T08:24:02ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2025-07-011371929193610.24925/turjaf.v13i7.1929-1936.76856386Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, NepalRanjan Bhattarai0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7527-3446Mamata Kumari Neupane1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5281-645XMukesh Pant2https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1239-9178Subheksha Shrestha3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2341-6822Kalyani Mishra Tripathi4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-9306Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalAgriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalAgriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalAgriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalAgriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, NepalA field experiment was conducted at Nilkantha Municipality-12 Dhadingbesi, Dhading from March to July 2024, with a set of seven hybrid maize genotypes. Three replications of a RCBD were used to assess the genotypes and samples were taken for several characteristics like plant height, days to 50% plant emergence, days to 50% plant tasseling, days to 50% silking, anthesis-silking interval, cob height, leaf number, stem girth, number of cobs/plant, cob length, cob girth, number of kernel row/cob, number of kernel/row, test weight and grain yield. The highest days to the emergence of seedlings is Rampur Hybrid-8 (9.33 day) and the lowest days is C.P.808 (6.33 day). The plant height was significantly higher in Rampur Hybrid-10 (290.73 cm). Days to 50% tasseling and silking are relatively earlier in Rampur Hybrid-8 (63 day) and Rampur Hybrid-10 (65.33 day) respectively which is at par with C.P.808 and Anthesis-silking interval is comparatively lower in Rampur Hybrid-10 (1.33 day). Leaf number below the main cob was found higher in Rampur Hybrid-14 (9.30), whereas leaf above the main cob was found to be non-significant. Cob height was found to be lowest in C.P.808 (139.97 cm). Stem girth was found to be higher in C.P.808 (9.07 cm) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (8.38 cm). Similarly, Rampur Hybrid-14 had the most cobs per plant (1.53). Cob length and cob girth was found to be non-significant. Number of rows in a cob was higher in C.P.808 (16.33) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (15.97). Number of kernel/row was higher in C.P.808 (35.93) followed by Rampur Hybrid-12 (34.04). Similarly grain yield was higher in C.P.808 (10.44 Mt/ha) followed by Rampur Hybrid-10 (9.80 Mt/ha). Test weight was highest in Rampur Hybrid-10 (347.75 g). Looking at the performance of these varieties C.P.808 and Rampur Hybrid-10 can be recommended for the Dhading district.https://agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/7685zea mayshybridanthesissilkinganthesis-silking interval1000-grain weight |
| spellingShingle | Ranjan Bhattarai Mamata Kumari Neupane Mukesh Pant Subheksha Shrestha Kalyani Mishra Tripathi Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology zea mays hybrid anthesis silking anthesis-silking interval 1000-grain weight |
| title | Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal |
| title_full | Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal |
| title_short | Assessment of the Performance of Various Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties During Spring Season in Dhading, Nepal |
| title_sort | assessment of the performance of various hybrid maize zea mays l varieties during spring season in dhading nepal |
| topic | zea mays hybrid anthesis silking anthesis-silking interval 1000-grain weight |
| url | https://agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/7685 |
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