In order to study the effect of drought stress on morphologic traits, yield and yield components of 9 new hybrids of corn (Zea maize L.), an experiment was conducted in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications under drought stress and normal irrigation based on 80 and 50 % allowing water depletion, respectively at Khorasan-Razavi Agriculture Research Center, Mashhad, Iran on June 10, 2011. The results of analyze variance showed that under normal irrigation and drought condition, there was a significant difference (p<0.01) between the hybrids. Mean comparison of hybrids revealed that in normal irrigation H6 and in drought stress H8 hybrid had the maximum grain yield (12.85 and 6.75 ton/ha, respectively). Under normal irrigation and water shortage, plant height and kernel no/row had the highest positive phenotypic correlation with kernel yield. In drought condition, grain yield was decreased due to the reduction cumulative effects in yield components.
investigation of drought stress effect on morphologic traits, yield and yield components of corn (zea mays l.) new hybrids
Research Article
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science
KeyWords:
Corn, drought, variance analysis, yield and yield components
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