New Maize Hybrids Identified for High Yields in Challenging Environments!
Researchers analyzed 25 maize hybrids in the North-Western Himalayas to find stable, high-yielding ones for mid-hill conditions. They used different statistics to study how the hybrids performed in different environments. The results showed that some hybrids, like G11 and G7, were stable across all environments. The study also found that environment had the biggest impact on variation, followed by genotypes and their interaction with the environment. The best environment for testing hybrids was E3, while E2 and E1 were good for location-specific hybrids. Grain yield was strongly linked to stability statistics like rank-sum and yield stability index. Overall, the study identified stable, high-yielding maize hybrids that perform well in different environments.