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Evaluation of maize (Zea mays) cultivars under mixed rainfed cropping system at high altitude

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Title Evaluation of maize (Zea mays) cultivars under mixed rainfed cropping system at high altitude
 
Creator Bandyopadhyay, B B
 
Subject Maize cultivars; High altitude; Grain yield; Cob yield
 
Description An experiment was conducted during 2002 and 2003 to evaluate genetically dierent 7 populations of maize (Zea
mays L.) cultivars under monoculture system and in association with bean at high altitude. Relative performance of
prolificacy index, kernel weight, grain and fodder yield were examined. Maize cultivars showed significant genotypic variation for all traits but the differences between the 2 cropping system did not appear significant. The cultivation of maize for cobs was found more economical and stable than to grow for grain production. Correlation study indicated that selection for superior cultivars could be practised on the basis of prolificacy index, however, for the development of sustainable agriculture at high hills and to bring integration among crop and animal product genetic improvement in quality and quantity of maize fodder should be considered.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Date 2008-01-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9762
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 78, No 1 (2008)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9762/4330
 
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