STUDY REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF A SWEET CORN LOCAL GERMPLASM FUND

  • PETRE MARIAN BREZEANU
    Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau, Calea Barladului, No. 220, Bacau
  • CREOLA BREZEANU
    Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau, Calea Barladului, No. 220, Bacau
  • SILVICA AMBĂRUŞ
    Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau, Calea Barladului, No. 220, Bacau
  • TEODOR ROBU
    University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Iasi, Romania Faculty of Agriculture, 3, Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, Iaşi, Romania
  • AURELIA DOBRESCU
    University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Bucuresti, Romania Faculty of Horticulture, Marasti, Romania
  • TINA OANA CRISTEA
    Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau, Calea Barladului, No. 220, Bacau
  • MARIA CALIN
    Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau, Calea Barladului, No. 220, Bacau

Abstract

Our study envisaged a characterization of a germplasm fund represented by ten local sweet corn populations originated from different regions of Romania. The study had as main objectives: (a) - morphological assessment for detection of interest traits to be exploited in wet and cold lands condition in Romania and (b) - identification of useful resources for improving production capacity, the precocity, resistance to low temperatures, resistance to breaking and falling. Morphological assessment was conducted in field and laboratory condition, by phenological observations, biometrical measurements and determinations, in order to detect the most valuable material to be used in breeding. Our study presents some morphological items of “Dulce de Bacau”, a genotype created at Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau. The genotype is distinguished by its yield capacity and its suitability to our climate condition

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Zea mays cold test MMB