Flint maize, Zea mays L., varieties provide some interesting agronomic characteristics and kernels that possess a better ability than other kernels for developing high-quality flour. The pink stem borer, Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre, is an important constraint for the maize crop in Mediterranean regions. The objective of this work was to identify a “flint × flint” heterotic pattern that would perform well under artificial infestation by S. nonagrioides. A 10-population diallel was evaluated under infestation by S. nonagrioides in 2 yr. Variety effects were the only significant effects involved in stem and ear resistance to S. nonagrioides attack. Variety effects and average heterosis effects were the only significant effects for grain yield under artificial infestation conditions. Considering variety effects and cross-performance, the heterotic pattern Basto/Enano levantixo × Longfellow (BA/EL × LO) would be recommended for obtaining flint maize hybrids tolerant to S. nonagrioides attack because BA/EL had the most favorable variety effects for stem resistance, LO exhibited the most positive variety effects for grain yield, and the cross BA/EL × LO yielded significantly more than the remaining crosses.
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1 August 2004
Performance of Crosses Among Flint Maize Populations Under Infestation by Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
P. Soengas,
A. Butrón,
P. Revilla,
A. Ordás,
R. A. Malvar
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 97 • No. 4
August 2004
Vol. 97 • No. 4
August 2004
heterotic pattern
pink stem borer
resistance
Sesamia nonagrioides
Zea mays