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Performance of tropical QPM hybrids in Central Iowa

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mexico, DF (Mexico) CIMMYT : 2003Description: p. 108-109Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 631.53 BOO
Summary: In order to provide highly nutritional food to its people, the Mexican government has implemented a program for production of QPM on a large scale since the middle of the 1990's, with an area estimated to be 2.5 million ha by 2005. Nevertheless, only about 160,000 ha were grown up to the year 2000 (Pingali, 2001). Because of this, consumption of QPM as food by Mexicans will be delayed if they have to depend on imports. Because the United States is the main source of maize supplies, it is important that it produce QPM in the future for export to Mexico. The success of this program in the medium and long term will be dependent on finding QPM hybrids with performance similar to conventional hybrids in the U.S. Corn Belt, which will be accepted by farmers. It is essential to obtain information on hybrids and of heterotic relationships among inbred lines so that maize breeders can plan the strategies for improvement and type of genetic material to use.
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In order to provide highly nutritional food to its people, the Mexican government has implemented a program for production of QPM on a large scale since the middle of the 1990's, with an area estimated to be 2.5 million ha by 2005. Nevertheless, only about 160,000 ha were grown up to the year 2000 (Pingali, 2001). Because of this, consumption of QPM as food by Mexicans will be delayed if they have to depend on imports. Because the United States is the main source of maize supplies, it is important that it produce QPM in the future for export to Mexico. The success of this program in the medium and long term will be dependent on finding QPM hybrids with performance similar to conventional hybrids in the U.S. Corn Belt, which will be accepted by farmers. It is essential to obtain information on hybrids and of heterotic relationships among inbred lines so that maize breeders can plan the strategies for improvement and type of genetic material to use.

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0309|AGRIS 0301|AL-Maize Program

Juan Carlos Mendieta

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