This study was conducted at the of field research station Sianow belong to the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research at Lattakia, to evaluate the susceptibility of maize hybrids produced by using half Diallel the cross according to
the design ofrandomized completeblocks (R.C.B.D), under industrial infection by large corn stem borer Sesamia cretica. Hybrids were compared with the control (Ghouta- 82). The hybrid (P1 × P2) Showed positive and highly significantheterosis for Ear diameter and tolerance forlarge corn stem borer compared with the average of the parents and the best parents and the check (Ghouta- 82). The hybrid (P2 × P6) showed positive and highly significant heterosis for the number of kernels per row compared with the average of the parents and the best parents and the check (Ghouta- 82). Also the hybrid (P1 × P6) showed positive and highly significant heterosis for the number of kernels per row relative to the average of the parents and the best parents and the check (Ghouta- 82). hybrid (P4 × P6) showed positive and highly significant heterosis for the recipe grain yield compared with the average of the parents and the best parents and the check (Ghouta- 82). The hybrid(P5 × P6) also showed positive and highly significant heterosis for the Percentage of dead hearts of the developing summit compared with the average of the parents and the best parents, and compared with the check (Ghouta- 82), therefore it can be considered as a sensitive hybrid.
The study was done at the field research station Sianow of General Commission for
Scientific Agricultural Research at Lattakia, to evaluate the susceptibility of 6 strains of maize
Zea mays. L, and fifteen maize crosses obtained by half Diallel cro
ss, against under conditions
Industrial infection by large corn stem borer , Sesamia cretica Led. The experience was
designed at randomized complete blocks (R.C.B.D).
Strain IL.257-09)P1( expressed general high capacity to the attributes of Number of
kernels per row(3.089), number of holes (-1.261). Strain IL.298-09 (P2) also expressed general
high capacity to the attributes of Ear length (0.717), Intensity of damage (-0.432),% of yield
loss (-6.022). strain IL.286-09 (P3) general high capacity to the attributes of diameter Ear
(0.292), number of rows per ear (2.806). Strains IL.255-09 )P4) )0.036( and IL.228-09)P5)
(0.969) also expressed general high capacity to the attributes of grain yield. Strain IL.262-
09(P6) expressed general high capacity to the attributes of 100- Kernel weight (1.942),
infestation grain yield) 0.784), tunnel length (-5.629), Percentage of dead hearts (-1.132).
It was evaluated the susceptibility of 6 lines of maize, and fifteen
maize crosses, against by large corn stem borer, Sesamia cretica Led
under conditions Industrial infection. A study of the correlation
coefficient showed linear relationship of yields by 100- Kernel weight.
The experiment was grown in a Randomized Complete Blocks
Design with three replications, to estimate the heterosis, degree of
dominance and the inbreeding depression of three hybrids of maize.