Maize
Inbred Line — Yu 1122
Breeding Background
Developed
by crossing CB28 with PH6WC, followed by backcrossing with CB28 for
systematic selection.
Characteristics
The
whole growth period of this inbred line is about 98 days.
It
features a compact plant type with upright and broad leaves. Plant
height is 150 cm, ear height 70 cm. The tassel has 3 branches;
anthers are yellow, silks light purple, with medium pollen yield.
Ear
length 13 cm, ear diameter 4.0 cm, kernel rows 12–14,
1000-kernel weight 312.2 g. The ear is cylindrical with a white cob;
kernels are yellow and flint type.
It
shows resistance to ear rot, northern corn leaf spot, rust and
curvularia leaf spot.
It
has strong combining ability with Huang-modified Lancaster inbred
lines, featuring high general combining ability, good grain quality
and strong seedling emergence performance.
Developed
Hybrid Varieties
Yu
Dan 9966, Yu Dan 7910, Yu Dan 733, Yu Dan 723, Neixiu 10, Yu Dan 983,
Bang Boshi 58, Bang Boshi 767, Dingnuo 212, Zheng Tai 868, Meng
Yuanyu 977, Yu Long 2198, Han Yu 122, Yu Dan 9953, Yu Dan 9953X1, Yu
Dan 776, Yu Dan 903, Yu Dan 717, Yu Dan 739, Yu Dan 783, Yu Dan 787,
Meng Yu 377, Yu Dan 622, Hainayu No.2, etc.
The
annual popularized planting area of new maize hybrids developed with
this inbred line has exceeded tens of millions of mu.