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Relationship between lodging, morphological characters and yield of varieties of maize (Zea mays L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. U. Remison  and
Dele Akinleye
S. U. Remison
Affiliation:
Agronomy/Physiology Division, National Cereals Research Institute, P.M.B. 5042, Ibadan, Nigeria
Dele Akinleye
Affiliation:
Agronomy/Physiology Division, National Cereals Research Institute, P.M.B. 5042, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Field experiments were carried out in the early and late growing seasons in the rainforest zone of Nigeria to find out the relationship between lodging, morphological characters and yield of maize.

Morphological characters associated with lodging were plant height, ear height and length of basal internode. There was a negative correlation between lodging and yield. Much of the lodging recorded, especially in the early growing season, was due to weak stems. Earliness, diameter of stem and leaf area had no relationship with lodging.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , December 1978 , pp. 633 - 638
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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