Number: naro Volume: Među Year: 1993 Number of references: 113 Language: hrvatski Summary: Twelve inbred lines and their 24 crosses were analysed for
variability in dry matter yield of the whole plant and the grained -
ungrained part, as well as variability in content of water, ash, crude
proteins, crude fats, crude fibres and NFE, respectively with the aim to
breed maize with high yield and digestibility of the ungrained part. The
results have shown high variability between hybrids in dry matter yield of
the whole plant, the ungrained part and crude fibres. Similar variability
is recorded for inbred lines, too. The results of chemical analyses of
hybrids and inbred lines have shown that crude protein content and crude
fat content had low variability. In contrast, NFE and specially crude
fibres had high variability. Regarding yield of the ungrainded part and
chemical composition, for out of 12 studied inbred lines have been selected
as promising for further breeding. Three out of 24 studied hybrids should
be tested for total dry matter and crude fibres digestibility.