Determination of silage yield and quality traits of some dent corn hybrid (Zea mays L.) genotypes

The study was carried out with a total of 12 dent corn genotypes including 9 single hybrid lines developed by Polen Tohumculuk Ltd. Şti. and 3 standard varieties as a randomized complete block design with 3 replications during 2015-2016 growing season in Bergama, Manisa and Konya locations. The averages of the dent corn genotypes examined, ranged from 325.0 cm to 368.9 cm for plant height, ranged from 25.1 mm to 27 mm for stem diameter, ranged from 336.4 g to 363 g for ear weight, ranged from 417.9 g to 489.6 g for stem weight, ranged from 14.9 to 16.7 unit for number of leaves per plant, ranged from 201 g to 171 g for leaves weight per plant, ranged from 65,8 adet to 62,6 unit for number of ear per plot, ranged from 123.3 cm to 164.4 cm for first ear height, ranged from 9270.3 g to 8412.1 g for green forage yield, ranged from 2411.6 g to 2910.7 g for dry matter yield, ranged from %28,2 to %32,3 for dry matter ratio, ranged from %6.2 to %9.4 for crude ash ratio, ranged from %19,3 to %26,8 for ADF, ranged from %36,2 to %45,6 for NDF and ranged from %7.4 to %8.8 for crude protein ratio, respectively. In the light of the evaluation of silage yield and quality characteristics, PL3145, PL2914 ve PL2948 single hybrid were found to be high performance and appropriate and to be grown in Bergama, Manisa and Konya ecological conditions compared to other lines and standarts