Influence of Changing Weather on Old and New Maize Hybrids: A Case Study in Romania.

ABSTRACT: Maize is affected by drought and heat, abiotic stress factors that have been encountered more often in recent years in various parts of Europe. In the area of Turda, Romania, extreme temperatures and heat waves combined with an uneven distribution of precipitation have been recorded that had an unfavorable influence on the maize crop. In this study, the ASI (anthesis-to-silking interval), yield, and stability of 35 old and new maize hybrids created at the Agricultural Research and Development Station Turda were studied under drought and heat conditions. An increase in temperature was observed during vegetative growth and grain filling, and rainfall was deficient during and after flowering. These conditions had a negative influence on ASI, grain filling, and, indirectly, yield, which varied

SUBMITTER: Calugar RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644749 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature