Table 3 Genetic coefficients for BH540 and Melkassa I maize cultivars (Kassie et al. 2014)
From: Simulating the impact of climate change on maize production in Ethiopia, East Africa
Code | Description | BH540 | Melkassa I |
|---|---|---|---|
P1 | Thermal time from emergence to end of the juvenile phase (degree days) | 220.1 | 101.5 |
P2 | Development delay for each hour increase in photoperiod above a maximum development rate (days) | 0.86 | 0.75 |
P5 | Thermal time from silking to physiological maturity (degree days) | 840.1 | 685 |
G2 | Maximum possible number of kernels per plant | 266.2 | 375 |
G3 | Kernel optimum filling rate during the linear grain filling stage (mg/day) | 10.65 | 11.65 |
PHINT | Phylochron interval: thermal time between successive leaf tip appearances (degree days) | 38.9 | 40 |