The Determination of Silage Yield and Quality Traits of Candidate Maize Hybrids

Abstract

This s tudy was conducted to determine some experimental silage yield and quality traits of maize hybrid to be improvedby using hybrid breeding. This s tudy was carried out with 15 experimental maize hybrids in 2012 and with 8 pieces in2013 in Samsun. This s tudy was carried out in the Randomised Complete Block Design(RCBD)with three replications.Genotypes’ number of days for 50 % flowering, plant height, leaf/plant ratio, s talk/plant ratio, ear/plant ratio greenforage yield and dry matter yield traits were inves tigated. Inadditon, the traits of silage crude protein, crude cellulose,ADF,NDF,ADL and crude protein yield were inves tigated. When examined traits were evaluated all together (ripeningperiod, green forage yield, dry matter yield, and silage quality traits), TTM 2011-29, TTM 2011-28, TTM2011-36, TTM2011-35 ve TTM 2011-7 genotypes, passed the control or involved in the same s tatis tical group, were accepted as thepromising varieties and they (TTM 2011-29, TTM 2011-28, TTM2011-36, TTM 2011-35 ve TTM 2011-7) were sentto locations to determine genotype x environment interaction for the purpose of tes ting within the scope of NationalMaize Breeding Researches.