Development of drought tolerant lines becomes increasingly more important in maize. Therefore, an investigation was undertaken with six lines VIM 57 (L1), VIM 61 (L2), UMI 1200 (L3), VIM 244 (L4), VIM 15 (L5), VIM 108 (L6) and four testers VIM 236 (T1), VIM 93 (T2), VIM 418 (T3), VIM 153 (T4) which were crossed in a Line x Tester mating design to synthesize twenty four hybrids and were evaluated under contrasting soil moisture regimes to identify the potential parents, superior cross combinations and to formulate the breeding strategies for yield improvement in maize. |
