02173naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000180009524500990011326000090021252014380022165000160165965000300167565000160170565000310172165000170175265000100176965000150177970000270179470000190182170000200184077300590186019029762017-05-30       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1007/s10681-011-0513-z2DOI1 aSENETE, C. T.  aDiallel analysis of maize inbred lines for carotenoids and grain yield.h[electronic resource]  c2011  aVitamin A deficiency causes xerophthalmia in preschool-aged children worldwide. The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic parameters that would be useful in selecting parent plants for developing productive hybridswith higher levels of provitamin A in the maize kernel. A complete 7 9 7 diallel mating scheme was used to generate 21 single-cross hybrids. The F1 crosses and check hybrids were evaluated in complete block design across three different Brazilian environments, and carotenoid content was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. General combining ability effects were significant for all traits except a-carotene This result indicates that the contribution of the additive effect was more important for provitamin A and other carotenoids and, consequently that there is high chance of improving this trait through recurrent selection methods. Line 3 produced the highest level of kernel provitamin A among the inbred lines evaluated and also demonstrated the potential to contribute to the development of genetic materials with a good performance for provitamin A. Inbred lines 1, 6, and 7 showed a higher concentration of favorable alleles for grain yield, and inbred lines 3 and 6 exhibited a higher concentration of favorable alleles for b-carotene. Hybrid 1 9 3 performed well in terms of provitamin A and grain yield and combination 2 9 3 was the best performer in terms of lutein content.  aCarotenoids  aGeneral combining ability  aGrain yield  aSpecific combining ability  aCarotenoíde  aGrão  aRendimento1 aGUIMARAES, P. E. de O.1 aPAES, M. C. D.1 aSOUZA, J. C. de  tEuphytica, Wageningengv. 182, n. 3, p. 395-404, 2011.