STUDY OF MAIZE HYBRIDS (ZEA MAYS SPECIES L.) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DELVINË, SARANDA
Denada DЁRVISHI, Moltine PREBIBAJ, Nikollaq BARDHI, Sergej QAMA, Valmir SALIJI, Alirami SALIJI
Abstract
Maize is one of the most important crops in world agriculture and has a fairly large weight in the cultivated area. It is cultivated for various purposes: Bread, Livestock (silage), the beer industry, the oil industry, and for bio-energy.
Over five hundred different food items, dishes, and beverages are produced from maize. The production of hybrid seed has greatly influenced the increase in maize yield, both for grain and forage mass. For Albanian conditions, the study of the suitability of maize hybrids in different areas of the country is of great interest and importance, since hybrid seeds are imported and not produced locally.
The experiment included eleven hybrids imported from the companies: ARLI International, Huqi, respectively, imported from Zemun Polje and Dekalb, and KWS. Eleven hybrids were included in the study, specifically: 5685, 5182, 6092, DKS and Kontigos, Inteligjence, Kalxon, Kulmos, and Kabriles from KWS, Germany.
The experiment was set up in Saranda according to a randomized block design with eleven variants and four replications. Saranda has over fifty years of experience in maize cultivation. The data was subjected to mathematical data processing to determine the best hybrid, which is adapted to the conditions of the area and gives the highest yield.
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