TY  - JOUR
AU  - Perišić, Milica
AU  - Perkins, Alden
AU  - Lima, Dayane Cristina
AU  - de Leon, Natalia
AU  - Mitrović, Bojan
AU  - Stanisavljević, Dušan
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://fiver.ifvcns.rs/handle/123456789/3339
AB  - Maize silage is fundamental for high milk production in dairy farming. The incorporation of new genetic diversity into temperate maize germplasm has the potential to improve adapted cultivars, and it could be especially useful for improving the nutrition of silage varieties. The goal of this study is to assess the potential for lines from the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project to compete with commercial silage hybrids when crossed with elite temperate-adapted testers. We examined 35 GEM-derived hybrids along with five commercial checks in seven environments across three years in trials that were arranged in randomized complete block designs. Hybrids were compared based on their potential for conversion into animal productivity units: milk yield per hectare (Milk ha−1) and milk yield per ton of silage (Milk t−1). Broad phenotypic variation was observed for both traits, and the broad-sense heritability of Milk ha−1 and Milk t−1 were 0.24 and 0.31, respectively. Five out of six hybrids in the top 15%, based on a multi-trait stability index, were GEM-derived hybrids. The large proportions of phenotypic variance attributed to genotype by environment interactions (GEI) for quality traits suggests that local adaptation should be leveraged for silage breeding that make use of GEM-derived materials.
PB  - Basel : MDPI
T2  - Agronomy - Basel
T1  - GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids
SP  - 243
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.3390/agronomy13010243
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Perišić, Milica and Perkins, Alden and Lima, Dayane Cristina and de Leon, Natalia and Mitrović, Bojan and Stanisavljević, Dušan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Maize silage is fundamental for high milk production in dairy farming. The incorporation of new genetic diversity into temperate maize germplasm has the potential to improve adapted cultivars, and it could be especially useful for improving the nutrition of silage varieties. The goal of this study is to assess the potential for lines from the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) project to compete with commercial silage hybrids when crossed with elite temperate-adapted testers. We examined 35 GEM-derived hybrids along with five commercial checks in seven environments across three years in trials that were arranged in randomized complete block designs. Hybrids were compared based on their potential for conversion into animal productivity units: milk yield per hectare (Milk ha−1) and milk yield per ton of silage (Milk t−1). Broad phenotypic variation was observed for both traits, and the broad-sense heritability of Milk ha−1 and Milk t−1 were 0.24 and 0.31, respectively. Five out of six hybrids in the top 15%, based on a multi-trait stability index, were GEM-derived hybrids. The large proportions of phenotypic variance attributed to genotype by environment interactions (GEI) for quality traits suggests that local adaptation should be leveraged for silage breeding that make use of GEM-derived materials.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Agronomy - Basel",
title = "GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids",
pages = "243",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3390/agronomy13010243"
}

Perišić, M., Perkins, A., Lima, D. C., de Leon, N., Mitrović, B.,& Stanisavljević, D.. (2023). GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids. in Agronomy - Basel
Basel : MDPI., 13, 243.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010243

Perišić M, Perkins A, Lima DC, de Leon N, Mitrović B, Stanisavljević D. GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids. in Agronomy - Basel. 2023;13:243.
doi:10.3390/agronomy13010243 .

Perišić, Milica, Perkins, Alden, Lima, Dayane Cristina, de Leon, Natalia, Mitrović, Bojan, Stanisavljević, Dušan, "GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids" in Agronomy - Basel, 13 (2023):243,
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010243 . .