NS maize hybrids: Today and tomorrow

Abstract

Maize breeding on scientific basis began at the onset of 20th century. Maize breeding at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops began in 1938. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops has created 218 maize hybrids, 80 of which have been registered in foreign countries and 13 are on the EU list. Genetic variability in maize is enough for future progress in maize breeding. Hybrid NS 640 is the most wide-spread hybrid in Serbia. The highest yield so far of 18,640 kg ha-1 was gained with NS 6010. This is our recommendation for 2010: early FAO 300: NS 300 and NS 3014. FAO 400: NS 4015 and NS 444 ultra. FAO 500: NS 5043, NS 5010, NS 510, NS 540 and NS 542. FAO 600: NS 6010, NS 6030, NS 640, Zenit, Radan and NS 6102. FAO 700: Tisa, NS 7020 and NS 770. New NS maize hybrids are recommended for the first time for large production. They are a new generation of NS maize hybrids: NS 4030, NS 5020, NS 5032, NS 640 Ultra, NS 6040, NS 6060 and NS 6043. Their seeds will be distributed by NS representatives.

Oplemenjivanje kukuruza u Institutu za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo u Novom Sadu ima dugu tradiciju. Do sada je u Institutu stvoreno 218 hibrida, od čega je u inostranstvu priznato 80 NS hibrida, a na evropskoj listi se nalazi 13 NS hibrida kukuruza. NS 640 je ubedljivo najzastupljeniji hibrid kukuruza u Srbiji. Najveći do sada dobijen prinos sa NS hibridima kukuruza od 18.640 kg ha-1 2005. dao je NS 6010. Za setvu u 2010. preporučuju se: NS 300 i NS 3014 iz FAO 300; NS 4015, NS 4030, NS 444 i NS 444 ultra iz FAO 400; NS 5043, NS 5010, NS 540, NS 510 i NS 542 iz FAO 500; NS 6030, NS 6010, NS 6102, NS 640, Zenit i Radan iz FAO 600; Tisa, NS 770, NS 7020 iz FAO 700. U manjim količinama preko NS predstavnika na terenu biće na raspolaganju i novi NS hibridi: NS 5020, NS 5032, NS 6040, NS 6060 i NS 6043.