Produção Nacional
Physiological analysis and nutritional quality of maize: a comparative study between hybrid and landraces varieties.
2020; Experimental Institute for Cereal Growing; Volume: 65; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2279-8013
AutoresThiago Lucas de Oliveira, Germano Augusto Oliveira Carneiro, Gisele Machado Fernandes, Bruno Henrique Rocha, Vinícius Ribeiro Faria, Willian Rodrigues Macedo,
Tópico(s)Soil Management and Crop Yield
ResumoMaize (Zea mays L.) is important for animal production systems, and the use of unimproved maize varieties has increasingly become a viable option for small farmers. This study aimed to characterize and evaluate the physiological and feed potential of maize populations, as a raw material for silage production, in the mesoregion of the Alto Paranaiba, Minas Gerais (MG). We used nine varieties of unimproved maize from the Germplasm Bank at Embrapa Maize & Sorghum - BAGMilho (Sete Lagoas, MG), as follows: (milho stands for maize; crioulo, for landrace) MG 110 – Milho Amarelao, MS 043 – Crioulo, MG 083 – Milho Branco, RN 013 – Milho Metro, MG 073 – Milho Vermelhinho, MS 016 – Palha Roxa 90, MG 079 – Milho Cunha, RR 040 – Crioulo de Roraima, AC 015 – Milho Boliviano and a commercial hybrid variety of Pioneer, P4285. The hybrid maize Pioneer P4285 showed better physiological and nutritional performance. Among the accessions of the Germplasm Bank, the MG 110 – Milho Amarelao and MG 015 – Milho Boliviano were distinguished by their physiological adaptation to the Cerrado of Minas Gerais, and for showing characteristics suitable for use in the silage process for animal feed.
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