Resumen de H-52 híbrido de maíz para valles altos de la mesa central de México
Miguel Ángel Ávila Perches, José Luis Arellano Vázquez, Juan Virgen Vargas, Alfredo Josué Gámez Vázquez
In the Central Highlands of Mexico, above 2 200 m in altitude, corn is an important crop sown in 1.5 million ha. H-52 is a new corn hybrid released by the National Research Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) for rainfall and rainfall plus supplemental irrigation in the State of Mexico. H-52 is a three-way hybrid that includes germplasm from landraces collected at several states in Central Mexico. Experimental yield obtained in the region with H-52 varied from 9.0 to 12.0 t ha-1 when planted in april. In addition H 52 is resistant to ear-rot elicited by Fusarium.
