Development of Acid-Soil Tolerant Corn (Zea mays L.) with High-Quality Protein

Halimi, Entis Sutisna (2011) Development of Acid-Soil Tolerant Corn (Zea mays L.) with High-Quality Protein. AGRIVITA, 33 (2). pp. 127-132. ISSN 0216-0537

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Abstract

Corn is an important food crop in Indonesia. Plant expansion, has been hampered by soil-acidity problem, and the protein content of many corn varieties were low. This research innitiates development of soil-acid-tolerant corn with high-quality-protein content. Research was done on 12 factorial treatments and 3 replications as blocks in RCBD. The first factor were corn populations: Toray-1(G1), Toray-2(G2), GS-5(G3) and GS-10(G4). The second factor were fertilizations: P1(69 kg N+36 kg P2O5+15 kg K2O per ha)); P2(115 kg N+54 kg P2O5+30 kg K2O per ha); and P3(161 kg N+72 kg P2O5+45 kg K2O per ha). The observed variables consisted of several agronomic traits, including the protein content. Results indicated that the corn populations, in general showed good agronomic traits. The differences were mostly between populations, not between fertilizations, and no interaction was observed. The yield potential ranged from 4.25 to 6.47 ton dry seeds per ha. The protein content of seed resulted from cross ranged from 9.84% to 11.30%, as compared to the parents of 9.11% and 12.62%. This research concludes that genetic factors play important role as confirmed by heritability estimate (h2)=0.75.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: corn, protein, acid-soil, tolerance
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) > S589.75-589.76 Agriculture and the environment
Divisions: 05-Faculty of Agriculture > 54204-Agronomy (Agricultural Sciences) (S1)
Depositing User: Dr.Ir.M.Sc E.S. Halimi
Date Deposited: 22 Nov 2019 06:09
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2019 07:22
URI: http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/17836

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