Assessing the Fodder Potentials of Drought-Tolerant Maize (Zea mays L.) Hybrids in West Africa

Table 6

Clustering of three-way cross DT maize hybrids based on grain yield, dry matter yield, leaf senescence score, CP, ME, and IVOMD.

Cluster group	Cultivars	Mean
		Grain yield (t ha^−1)	DMY (t ha^−1)	LSS	CP DM %	ME (MJ/kg DM)	IVOMD (%)
A1	M1124–17, M1304-16, 11C86	1.2	15.4	6.0	5.8	7.3	46.7
A2	M1427–8, M1527-3	1.5	15.1	5.3	5.6	7.1	45.5
A3	M1124–24, M1527-7, 30F32, M1427-6	2.0	14.3	7.0	7.6	7.3	47.9
A4	M1427-3, SC637, M1627-11	2.0	16.3	5.4	6.9	7.1	46.0
A5	M1627-4, SAMMAZ 23	1.3	14.5	6.7	7.6	7.3	47.5
A6	Local check	0.5	13.6	6.7	8.2	7.6	49.1
A7	M1427-18	1.2	14.8	6	5.6	7.9	50.1
A8	M1427–20, M1527–6, M1427-19	1.4	17.1	6.7	5.2	7.1	46.1
A9	M1309–67, M1627-9, SC643	1.6	18.9	5.9	5.6	7.2	46.8
B1	M1227–10, M1627–7, M1227–11, M1427–4, M1627-13	2.0	12.8	5.6	5.3	6.9	44.6
B2	M1427–13, M1427-2, Oba super II,	1.3	9.9	6.2	6.4	6.9	44.0
B3	M1627-2, Oba super I, M1124–16, M1427–14, M1627–1, M1124-29	1.0	13.9	6.7	5.3	7.0	44.6
C1	M1627–5, M1627-6	1.6	10.2	6.2	6.8	7.4	47.5
C2	11C82, M1124-31	0.6	12	5.7	6.3	7.6	48.7
C3	M1124-27, SC719	1.8	10.5	5.7	5.4	7.6	49.4
C4	13C3, SAMMAZ 22	1.5	11.7	6.0	5.5	7.0	44.7
C5	M1427–15, M1627–3, M1627–12, M1227-12	1.2	12.6	6.4	5.2	7.1	46.1
C6	M1227–3, M1627-8	1.3	12.7	6.2	7.4	7.0	44.5
C7	M1627–10, M1427-10	2.1	12.5	4.8	6.9	7.1	45.0
C8	M1427-12	2.5	13.4	4.7	6.0	7.1	45.3

CP = crude protein, DMY = dry matter yield, LSS = leaf senescence score, ME = metabolizable energy, IVOMD = in vitro organic matter digestibility. The values in italics are promising drought-tolerant hybrids showing cluster subgroups.