Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Iulia Oana ŞTEFAN, Gabriela PĂUNESCU, Ramona Aida PĂUNESCU, Aurel-Liviu OLARU, Marin ȘTEFAN
Choosing maize hybrids is one of the most important decisions a farmer makes each year, the yield potential, disease resistance and herbicide/pest resistance being the main factors that need to be addressed and balanced. Also, a key factor in the choice of the maize hybrid is its earliness. In stress environments, stable genotypes are valuable for their predictable and consistent yields. In the period 2020-2023, on the chernozem from Caracal located in South Romania, an assortment of maize hybrids was tested, the precocity-production relationship being studied. The obtained results showed that in years favorable to maize cultivation, hybrids from the FAO groups 260-340, 340-390 and 400-460 can be grown on the black soil from Caracal in South Romania with similar results. If there are also unfavorable years, considering that we cannot know from the beginning what the weather will be like, it is preferable to cultivate hybrids from the FAO groups 260-340 and 350-390.
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