EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OBTAINED AT PERSPECTIVE MAIZE HYBRIDS AT ARDS SIMNIC

Abstract

Because maize is a crop sensitive to extreme weather events, maize production is expected to decline in the future, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Therefore, the development of productive and drought-tolerant maize hybrids is a major objective of breeding programs worldwide. This study presents aspects regarding the performance of perspective maize hybrids developed at INCDA (NARDI) Fundulea, in order to meet market demands in the context of climate change. For this purpose, fifteen maize hybrids were evaluated in comparative trials carried out under the pedoclimatic conditions of SCDA (ARDS) Șimnic, Dolj County. The testing lasted two years. As a result of this study, the perspective maize hybrids HSF1033-17, HSF 1214-17 and HSF1128-14 were selected for high yield and adaptability, as well as for tolerance to Fusarium spp. attack. These selected hybrids can be advanced for testing in the ISTIS network (SIVTR/State Institute for Variety Testing and Registration).