Relationship of Some Morpho-physiological Traits with Grain Yield in Maize
Titel:
Relationship of Some Morpho-physiological Traits with Grain Yield in Maize
Auteur:
Muhammad Aslam Khalid Aziz Muhammad Ali
Verschenen in:
Pakistan journal of biological sciences
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (1999) nr. 1 pagina's 244-246
Jaar:
1999
Inhoud:
Maize is sensitive to drought and suffers a serious setback in yield due to high temperature stress. There is need to evaluate maize inbred lines, which are resistant to drought conditions. Ten maize inbred lines namely MO-17, DK-656, IZI-7103, SYP-31, AYP-17, H-93, B-73, A-6660, IZI-4001 and KLI-2301 were exposed to water stress in drought chamber. Genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients of various plant morpho-physiological traits with grain yield were ascertained. Survival rate treat. II, root-shoot ratio, stomatal frequency and photosynthetically active rations showed significant correlation at genotypic level with grain yield. The study emphasized that these morpho-physiological traits have underlying genetic basis. Once these basis are understood precisely, breeders will be able to tailor maize varieties with better yield potential.
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