Abstract

BEJARANO, Arnoldo. DESCRIPCIÓN Y PRUEBA DEL HÍBRIDO SIMPLE DE MAÍZ AMARILLO FONAIAP 1. Agronomía Trop. [online]. 2003, vol.53, n.4, pp.61-69. ISSN 0002-192X.

The yellow-endosperm maize cultivar FONAIAP 1 is a single-cross hybrid, formed by crossing inbred lines: 80-SUWAN 1 FHC 65-4-2-#-# and 92-POB 36 CV HC 144-2-2-B-#*4-1-#. lt is the first commercial yellow-endosperm single-cross hybrid released by the public sector in Venezuela, where production of this type of maize is deficient and imports are needed annually. During the years 1999-2001 the hybrid FONAIAP 1 was evaluated in 33 environments in regional trials conducted by FONAIAP, showing a yield superiority of 13% with respect to reference checks used in these trials. Eligibility to certification for this hybrid is being requested from the National Seed Service (SENASEM).

Keywords : Zea mays L; single-cross; double-cross; com; maize.