ArticlePloS one2026
Yield and combining ability of temperate ex-PVP introgressed and tropical maize under contrasting moisture regimes.
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Low grain yield and recurrent drought remain major constraints to maize production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), underscoring the urgent need for hybrids with improved resilience. The use of ex-PVP (expired Plant Variety Protection) temperate maize lines is important to improve yield potential and genetic diversity in tropical adapted lines. In this study, 15 temperate introgressed lines and 6 tropical lines were crossed with eight single cross testers to generate 168 testcross hybrids. All genotypes were evaluated in 8 sites, with 6 well-watered (WW) and 2 drought-stressed (DS) conditions in Kenya. Analysis showed significant genotypic and site effects for grain yield (GY) and other agronomic traits, with strong genotype × environment interactions under drought. General combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) were important, with additive variance dominating under both WW and DS. Temperate introgression (TI) improved yield performance in most tropical backgrounds, with hybrids from TI outperforming tropical hybrids by 1.20-2.04 t/ha under optimal conditions and yielding similarly under drought stress (TI, 1.88 t/ha; tropical, 1.89 t/ha). Hybrids showed up to 74% reduction in GY, 22% lower PH, 18% lower EH, and a 72% increase in ASI under DS compared to WW. Lines L2, L10, L16 and testers T1, T2, T3, T4, T7 showed consistently positive GCA for GY and shorter anthesis-silking interval, suggesting they can be used in breeding programs to develop high yielding drought tolerant hybrids suitable for sub-Saharan Africa. These findings emphasize the value of ex-PVP lines as source to enhance yield in tropical adapted germplasm. Both additive and non-additive gene action are important, combining pedigree methods with genomic selection for additive effects along with strategic heterosis use can accelerate the development of high-yielding, climate-resilient maize hybrids for stress-prone regions of SSA.
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