Variance components and association between corn hybrids morpho-agronomic characters

Abstract

The present work aimed at evaluating the canonical correlations between traits of grain yield and morphological traits in maize, in order to verify the associations and interdependence among groups. The experiment was conducted in the agricultural year 2010/2011; consisted of 25 corn hybrids, allocated in five locations of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul. Settled two groups of traits, with Group I comprised agronomic characters of grain yield: grain yield plot, the total weight of grains and weight of hundred grains and the group II formed by morphology: stem diameter , leaf angle , tassel length , number of tassel branches , total leaf area , insertion of the ear , plant height in maize. The first, second and third canonical pair proved significant at the 1% level of probability, using the chi-square test, indicating that the groups are not independent. Hybrids with higher plant height, insertion of ear and leaf angle and fewer branches and tassel length are associated with the increase in weight of hundred grains in maize. To increase the grain weight, should be considered hybrids with greater insertion of the ear, leaf area and shorter length of the tassel. The increase in leaf area, as well as smaller tassel length is related positively to increase grain yield in maize.Additional keywords: associations between characters; multivariate analysis; Zea mays L. ResumoO presente trabalho objetivou avaliar as correlações canônicas entre caracteres que compõem o rendimento de grãos e caracteres morfológicos em milho, visando a verificar as associações e a interdependência entre os grupos. O experimento foi conduzido no ano agrícola de 2010/2011, compreendido por 25 híbridos simples de milho, alocados em cinco locais dos Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Estabeleceram-se dois grupos de caracteres, sendo o grupo I formado por caracteres agronômicos que compõem o rendimento de grãos: rendimento de grãos da parcela (RG), massa total de grãos da espiga (MG) e massa de cem grãos (MCG), e o grupo II formado por caracteres morfológicos: diâmetro do colmo (DC), ângulo de folha (AF), comprimento do pendão (CP), número de ramificações do pendão (NR), área foliar total (AFT), altura da inserção da espiga (AE) e altura de planta (AP) em milho. O primeiro, o segundo e o terceiro pares canônicos revelaram-se significativos a nível de 1% de probabilidade, pelo teste qui-quadrado, indicando que os grupos não são independentes. Híbridos com maiores altura de plantas, de inserção de espiga e ângulo foliar e menor número de ramificações e comprimento do pendão estão associados com o incremento da massa de cem grãos em milho. Para incremento de massa de grãos, devem ser considerados híbridos com maior altura da inserção da espiga, área foliar e menor comprimento do pendão. O aumento da área foliar, assim como menor comprimento do pendão, está relacionado favoravelmente para o aumento do rendimento de grãos em milho.Palavras-chave adicionais: análise multivariada; associações ...

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