EVALUAREA REZISTENȚEI DIFERITOR HIBRIZI DE PORUMB LA STRESUL DE TEMPERATURĂ NEGATIVĂ ÎN STADIU DE GERMINARE A SEMINȚELOR

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to determine the constitutive resistance of 14maize hybrids to negative temperature stress. To achieve the proposed objective, the seedsf the experimental variants were exposed to hypothermic stress, being incubated at negative temperature of -4°C for 16 hours in the climatic chamber RUMED TYPE 3401 (RFG) with the accuracy of maintaining the temperature ± 0.1ºC. At the same time, control seeds were incubated at a temperature of +4°C. Then control and experimental seeds were germinated at an optimal temperature of +26°C for 5 days, followed by determination of the final percentage of germinaton. Pretreatment of maize seeds with negative temperature stress made it possible to identify and evaluate the primary stress resistance of each hybrid. Depending on the degree of constitutive frost resistance of each hybrid, the distribution and classification of the studied hybrids into 3 groups was carried out, including hybrids with high, medium and low frost resistance.