Table 3 Test cross performance of selected Asia adapted lines under cold stress across different crop growth stages.

From: Genomic-regions associated with cold stress tolerance in Asia-adapted tropical maize germplasm

Entry

Source of pedigree

Management/stage of cold stress

AD (days)

SD (days)

PH (cm)

ASI (days)

Yield (t/ha)

CIMIND-425

Tropical yellow QPM pop

Across

116

120

152.5

4

6.1

 

Flowering

96

100

95.5

4

7.5

 

Vegetative

137

140

161.1

3

4.4

DTMA-100

Multiple insect resistant pop. 590

Across

118

122

153.3

4

6.9

 

Flowering

99

104

99.2

5

7.9

 

Vegetative

138

140

161.7

3

5.2

DTMA-170

Subtropical Intermediate Yellow Dent pop. 45

Across

115

117

150.1

3

5.9

 

Flowering

95

98

94.6

4

7.2

 

Vegetative

135

136

151.3

2

3.7

DTMA-194

Synthetic yellow Tar spot resistant pop. and Tropical yellow Dent pop. 24

Across

119

123

152.2

4

6.2

 

Flowering

99

104

99.4

5

7.7

 

Vegetative

139

141

151.1

2

4.2

  1. AD, SD and ASI represents Days to 50% anthesis, Days to 50% Silking and Anthesis-silking interval respectively.