Influence of Sowing Time on Fusarium and Fumonisin Contamination of Maize Grains and Yield Component Traits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Field Trials and Treatments
2.2. Evaluation of Qualitative and Productive Traits of Maize Grain Samples
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Climatic Data
3.2. Mycological and Fumonisin Analyses
3.3. Yield Parameters
3.4. Correlational Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Factor | Incidence of F. verticillioides (%) | FBs (μg kg−1) |
---|---|---|
Year effect (Y) | ||
2016 | 22.6 | 6793.1 |
2017 | 19.5 | 7057.5 |
F-test | ns | ns |
Hybrid effects (H) | ||
ZP 560 | 15.1 b | 5778.7 b |
ZP 666 | 27.0 a | 8071.9 a |
F-test | ** | ** |
Sowing time (ST) | ||
Early | 15.9 b | 2397.5 b |
Late | 26.2 a | 11,453.1 a |
F-test | ** | ** |
Interactions (F-test) | ||
Y × H | ns | ** |
Y × ST | ns | ** |
H × ST | ns | ** |
Y × H × ST | ns | ** |
Mean | 21.1 | 6925.3 |
Factor | EL (cm) | NGE | GWE (g) | TGW (g) | GY (kg ha−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year effect (Y) | |||||
2016 | 23.7 a | 721.4 | 261.9 a | 396.7 a | 12,679.6 a |
2017 | 21.4 b | 719.0 | 160.6 b | 273.9 b | 8911.1 b |
F-test | ** | ns | ** | ** | ** |
Hybrid effects (H) | |||||
ZP 560 | 22.2 b | 695.1 b | 192.9 b | 334.1 | 9950.7 b |
ZP 666 | 23.0 a | 745.3 a | 229.6 a | 336.4 | 11,640.1 a |
F-test | ** | ** | ** | ns | ** |
Sowing time (ST) | |||||
Early | 23.1 a | 733.4 a | 221.9 a | 345.8 | 12,097.0 a |
Late | 22.1 b | 707.0 b | 200.7 b | 324.7 | 9493.8 b |
F-test | ** | * | ** | ns | ** |
Interactions (F-test) | |||||
Y×H | * | ** | * | ns | ns |
Y×ST | * | ns | ns | ns | ns |
H×ST | ns | ns | ** | ns | ** |
Y×H×ST | ** | ns | ns | ns | ** |
Mean | 22.6 | 720.2 | 211.3 | 335.3 | 10,795.4 |
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Krnjaja, V.; Mandić, V.; Bijelić, Z.; Stanković, S.; Obradović, A.; Caro Petrović, V.; Gogić, M. Influence of Sowing Time on Fusarium and Fumonisin Contamination of Maize Grains and Yield Component Traits. Agriculture 2022, 12, 1042. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12071042
Krnjaja V, Mandić V, Bijelić Z, Stanković S, Obradović A, Caro Petrović V, Gogić M. Influence of Sowing Time on Fusarium and Fumonisin Contamination of Maize Grains and Yield Component Traits. Agriculture. 2022; 12(7):1042. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12071042
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrnjaja, Vesna, Violeta Mandić, Zorica Bijelić, Slavica Stanković, Ana Obradović, Violeta Caro Petrović, and Marija Gogić. 2022. "Influence of Sowing Time on Fusarium and Fumonisin Contamination of Maize Grains and Yield Component Traits" Agriculture 12, no. 7: 1042. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12071042