Eleven experimental and three commercial white quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids and two regular endosperm controls were planted at Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico with the aim of comparing grain physical characteristics, protein quality, lime-cooking and tortilla making properties. All genotypes were planted under irrigation using a density of 80,000 plants/ha and fertilized with 250 kg N-60 P-60 K per hectare. When compared with the controls these QPM genotypes had lower test (77.4 vs. 76.5 kg/hL) and 1,000 kernel weights (327 vs. 307 g), softer endosperm texture (2.5 vs. 1.8 where 1 = soft, 2 intermediate and 3 hard endosperm), lower protein (10.0 vs. 8.0%), higher nixtamal water uptake after 30 min lime-cooking (50.0 vs. 53.1% moisture) and lower pericarp removal scores. The lower thousand-kernel weight and softer endosperm texture observed in the QPM genotypes lowered the optimum lime-cooking time as estimated with regression equations. Most QPM genotypes had higher amounts of lysine, tryptophan and albumins/globulins when compared with the controls. QPMs HEC 424973, HEC 774986 and HEC 734286 had the best grain traits for nixtamalization and therefore the best potential for industrial utilization. The commercial use of these QPM hybrids should benefit Mexicans who depend on tortillas as the main staple.
La temperatura es uno de los parámetros climáticos que mayor influencia ejercen sobre la fisiología de las plantas; por otro lado, en la producción de semilla de maíz (Zea mays L.), la caracterización fenológica de progenitores con base en unidades calor, permite definir con exactitud la fecha de siembra para lograr sincronía floral en la formación de híbridos. El objetivo de esta investigación fue estudiar el efecto de la temperatura en el crecimiento y las etapas de desarrollo de los progenitores del híbrido trilineal de maíz QPM H-374C, que determinan la coincidencia floral y la producción de semilla. El material genético utilizado fue: el progenitor femenino de cruza simple (CML 176∗CML 142), sus líneas endogámicas progenitoras (CML 176 y CML 142) y la línea endogámica CML 186, progenitor masculino del H-374C. La investigación se condujo en condiciones de riego durante el ciclo primavera-verano 2007 en Celaya, Guanajuato, México. Se utilizó un diseño de bloques completos al azar con tres repeticiones. Las etapas fenológicas determinadas con el método residual fueron las siguientes: diferenciación floral, espigamiento, floración masculina y femenina, y madurez fisiológica. Para el análisis de crecimiento se realizaron muestreos semanales de materia seca cuando la planta exhibió cuatro hojas liguladas y hasta madurez f isiológica. Se observó que la cruza simple fue más precoz a floración con respecto a las líneas progenitoras; sin embargo, la etapa de llenado de grano fue más prolongada. La sincronía floral entre el progenitor femenino (CML 176∗CML 142) y el progenitor masculino (CML 186) fue alta, mientras que para formar la cruza simple CML 176∗CML 142 el progenitor femenino requirió 30 grados días de desarrollo (dos días) más que el progenitor masculino para la emisión de estigmas. El progenitor femenino de cruza simple manifestó heterosis en área foliar, biomasa, índice de área foliar y duración de área foliar. Este vigor y el prolongado periodo de llenado de grano, reflejó mayor rendimiento de semilla.
A true potato seed (TPS) synthetic cultivar from open pollination may broaden the genetic base in potato. A synthetic cultivar can also reduce the effect of inbreeding and maintain the productivity from generation to generation. Selected tetraploid parental genotypes, based on combining-ability tests, were chosen for isolated polycrosses to obtain tetraploid offspring. A series of experiments were undertaken to investigate the development of these TPS synthetic populations in two Peruvian locations: San Ramon, a rainfed, humid, mid-altitude environment, and La Molina, an arid, coastal environment under irrigation. Natural open-pollinated synthetics or control-mixture synthetics, involving two to six parents, had a similar tuber set but plant survival and tuber weight were higher in control synthetics including two or six parents. The results suggest that two-parent open-pollinated TPS synthetics may be a feasible option by selecting the right parents for the base population. A subsequent experiment showed that four-parent control synthetics (i.e. double crosses) were the best for tuber weight and size, followed by the two-parent control synthetics. Synthetic breeding populations could be shared with other breeders, who in cooperation with their local farmers may select promising genotypes for further cultivar release.
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