Abstract
The experiment was conducted at the screenhouse of the Department of Crop production, Federal University of Technology Minna, (Gidan Kwano Campus) Niger state. The maize genotypes were obtained from the International Institution of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo state while the stem borer larvae were reared at the Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna state. Average infested plants were converted to percentage infestation. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out using Minitab Package and the significant means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The result revealed that maize genotypes under stem borer infestation showed significant variations in plant height and stem diameter at various weeks under study. Result also showed significant variation among genotypes for yield parameters although number of days to silking showed no variation among treatments. MG-J had the least significant number of days to tasseling, MG-A recorded the highest number of ears followed by MG-S. It was concluded that MG-H and MG-S had the lowest rate of infestation. MG-C and MG-A had the highest grain yields among the genotypes. Therefore, MG-H and MG-S were recommended as tolerant maize genotypes while MG-C and MG-S were also recommended as high yielding maize genotypes among other genotypes under study.
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Maize genotypes under stem borer infestation differed significantly in plant height and stem diameter at the weeks studied.
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e0“maize genotypes under stem borer infestation showed significant variations in plant height and stem diameter at various weeks under study”
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Maize genotypes varied significantly in yield parameters.
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e0“Result also showed significant variation among genotypes for yield parameters”
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Number of days to silking showed no variation among the maize genotypes.
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e0“number of days to silking showed no variation among treatments”
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Genotype MG-J had the fewest days to tasseling.
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e0“MG-J had the least significant number of days to tasseling”
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Genotype MG-A recorded the highest number of ears, followed by MG-S.
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e0“MG-A recorded the highest number of ears followed by MG-S”
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Genotype MG-H had the lowest rate of stem borer infestation.
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e0“MG-H and MG-S had the lowest rate of infestation”
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Genotype MG-S had the lowest rate of stem borer infestation.
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- Sesamia calamistisSesamia calamistist1pest
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- rate of infestatione0
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- loweste0
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e0“MG-H and MG-S had the lowest rate of infestation”
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t1“Sesamia calamistis”
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Genotype MG-C had the highest grain yield among the genotypes.
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e0“MG-C and MG-A had the highest grain yields among the genotypes”
t0“MAIZE”
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Genotype MG-A had the highest grain yield among the genotypes.
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e0“MG-C and MG-A had the highest grain yields among the genotypes”
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MG-H is recommended as a stem borer tolerant maize genotype.
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e0“MG-H and MG-S were recommended as tolerant maize genotypes”
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MG-S is recommended as a stem borer tolerant maize genotype.
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e0“MG-H and MG-S were recommended as tolerant maize genotypes”
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MG-C is recommended as a high yielding maize genotype.
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e0“MG-C and MG-S were also recommended as high yielding maize genotypes”
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MG-S is recommended as a high yielding maize genotype.
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e0“MG-C and MG-S were also recommended as high yielding maize genotypes”