Development of breeding populations of white and yellow corn

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The study generates one hundred eighty inbred lines of various stages. These inbreds were extract from different sources (commercial hybrids, OPVs and different CIMMYT maize lines). Twenty-five F1 single cross hybrids, G4 C5B and 64 C6B of broad-based yellow corn populations, thirty-six S4 lines derived from USM Var 5 were evaluated. The National Seed Industry Council has approved USMARC 99149 (USM Var 9) as a new USM variety while USMARC 2011 is still under further test.



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Type of Material Unpublished
Research Publication Address University of Southern Mindanao Agricultural Research Center, Kabacan, Cotabato
Year Published 2002
Author ALEJANDRO, Fabiola R., Edwin L. Solilap, 2002.
Research Location University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato USM