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| Dietiker, Dominique; Oehen, Bernadette; Ochsenbein, Christian; Westgate, Mark E.; Stamp, Peter. |
| Seed purity in maize (Zea mays L.) has been almost neglected in coexistence studies. In this study, the impact of initial seed admixture was assessed in 20 fields (17 integrated pest management [IPM] and three organics) in the Swiss Midlands in 2007 and 2008 and a seed admixture threshold was proposed. The bluekernelled French hybrid Adonis was used as a color-marker admixture. In 2009, its pollen production was assessed relative to those of two commercial hybrids (LG 32.12 and DKC 2960) that released 41 and 62%, respectively, less pollen than Adonis. Adonis was added to commercial yellow hybrid seeds at a proportion of 1:99. On average, the seed admixture at harvest was 2.8 times greater than the seed admixture at sowing. The greater pollen production of... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation Environmental aspects Root crops. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/25740/1/Dietiker_et_al_2011.pdf |
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