Evaluation of Quality Protein Maize (Zea mays L) Hybrids at Jimma, Western-Ethiopia

Autor: Aman J, Tolera B, Alamerew S, Bantte K
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Anthropology Reports.
ISSN: 2684-1304
DOI: 10.35248/2684-1304.16.1.101
Popis: Maize is an important food crop in Ethiopia. But its nutritional quality is poor as its seed protein is devoid of two essential amino acids (lysine and tryptophan). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the performance of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) hybrids developed by CIMMYT. Forty three QPM hybrids and 2 checks were tested using 5X9 alpha lattice design with two replications. Data were subjected to ANOVA using SAS version 9.2. The ANOVA revealed very highly significant differences among the genotypes (p
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