Cristina Mariana Nicolae, Georgeta Trașcă, Nicolaie Ionescu, Diana Maria Popescu, Robert Marian Gheorghe
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adaptability, inbred line, maize, tolerance
The increasingly variable yields of field crops are due to increasing climate change in recent years. Thus, an important objective of breeding programs in the country and abroad it consists of improving the adaptability to drought and heat of field plants (especially maize).
As a result of research, it has been found that drought and heat are very dangerous for corn, as they occur during and after pollination, as well as at different stages of grain filling. In order to reduce losses, it is recommended to identify and use genotypes that can provide an increase and stability of the harvest regardless of the climatic conditions. Thus, emphasis is placed on the expansion of early hybrids in production. Breeding maize for early sowing requires basic germplasm with germination capacity and vigorous growth under low temperature conditions.
The purpose of this research, in which we used as research material 19 early inbred lines and the Suceava M Hybrid (control); was to evaluate and identify inbred lines with tolerance and adaptability to adverse conditions. Of all the lines analyzed, the L19 line showed considerable adaptability to the dry climate, evidenced by the highest level of production, supported by a higher number of rows per cob.
Cite this paper: Nicolae, C., M., Trașcă, G., Ionescu, N., Popescu, D.M., Gheorghe, R.M. (2025). THE ADAPTABILITY OF THE EARLY CORN LINES, CREATED AT S.C.D.A SUCEAVA, TO THE STRESS OF CLIMATIC FACTORS SPECIFIC TO THE S.C.D.A PITEȘTI-ALBOTA AREA. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 14(27), 245-255. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2025.v14i27.029
