Department of Maize Breeding
DEPARTMENT OF MAIZE BREEDING
Breeding of maize hybrids and parental lines with not only outstanding yield potential, but also excellent adaptability, stress tolerance, resistance to pathogens and pests, and chemical quality making them suitable for various end-uses.
Use of sources of heterosis, development of inbred lines. Breeding of hybrids with low grain moisture at harvest and rapid drying down. Enhancement of yield potential by accelerating grain filling. Breeding of hybrids with better abiotic and biotic stress resistance. Selection of herbicide-tolerant genotypes. Testing resistance to fusarium ear rot after natural infection and artificial inoculation. Analysis of fusarium stalk rot. Identification of genotypes resistant to toxin-producing Fusarium spp. Analysis of the correlations between mycotoxin content and fusarium resistance. Selection of genotypes with natural tolerance of Diabrotica virgifera. Analysis of the chemical parameters of grain maize (protein, oil and starch content) as a function of genotypes and ecological factors. Quality analysis on conventional and leafy silage maize hybrids; measurements on the chemical parameters and digestibility of silage by means of NIR spectroscopy. Molecular breeding research; analysis of biochemical and genetic markers. Use of cytoplasmic male sterility in the development of inbred lines. Isoenzyme polymorphism analysis. Seed biology analysis. Analysis of the effect of UV-B radiation on maize in field experiments under diverse ecological conditions (Hungary, Chile); analysis of anthocyanin, carotene and chlorophyll content. Collection, characterisation, preservation and maintenance of genetic resources of maize.
STAFF
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
- Gene bank, groups of related genotypes, DUS analyses, use of genetic markers
- Research on abiotic and biotic stress resistance
- Improvements in line development methods
- Improvement of the agronomic traits of maize through breeding
RESEARCH PROJECTS
PUBLICATIONS
Szőke C, Nagy Z, Gierczik K, Székely A, Spitkó T, Zsubori ZT, Galiba G, Marton LC, Kutasi K (2017) Effect of the afterglows of low pressure Ar/N2-O2 surface-wave microwave discharges on barley and maize seeds. Plasma Processes and Polym. 2017; e1700138. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700138
O. Molnár, C. L. Marton, C. Szőke (2017) First Report of Fusarium temperatum Infecting Corn in Hungary. Plant Disease 101 (7) 1325 p. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-16-1450-PDN
Csaba L Marton, Zsuzsanna Tóthné Zsubori: Advances in cold-tolerant maize varieties. In Dave Watson (ed.) (2017) Achieving sustainable cultivation of Maize Vol.1. From improved varieties to local application Part 1.6. ISBN Hardback: 978-1-78676-008-1 ePub: 978-1-78676-010-4 PDF: 978-1-78676-011-1 Mobi: 978-1-78676-009-8
Spitkó T, Nagy Z, Zsubori ZT, Halmos G, Bányai J, Marton LCs (2014) Effect of drought on yield components of maize hybrids (Zea mays L). Maydica 59(2): 161-169. WOS:000347359400021
Tóthné Zsubori Z, Pintér J, Spitkó T, Hegyi Z, Marton LCs (2013) Yield and chemical composition of plant parts of silage maize (Zea mays L) hybrids and their interest for biogas production. Maydica 58(1): 34-41. WOS:000209182800004
Berzy T, Záborszky S, Varga P, Hegyi Zs, Pintér J (2013) Seedling vigour and seed deterioration in case of some maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes. Advanced Crop Science 3(3): 218-224. ISSN: 2322-4282
Nagy Z, Németh E, Guóth A, Bona L, Wodala B, Pécsváradi A (2013) Metabolic indicators of drought stress tolerance in wheat: Glutamine synthetase isoenzymes and Rubisco. Plant Physiol Bioch. 67: 48-54. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.03.001
Pintér J, Glenn F, Pen S, Pók I, Hegyi Zs, Tóthné Zsubori Zs, Hadi G, Marton LCs (2011) Utilizing Leafy genes as resources in quality silage maize breeding. Maydica 56(3): 243-250. WOS:000303962200005
Marton LC , Szőke CS, Pintér J, Bodnár E (2009) Studies on the tolerance of maize hybrids to western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte). Maydica 54(2-3): 217-220. WOS:000274052700007
Szőke CS, Rácz F, Spitkó T, Marton LCS (2009) Dates on the fusarium stalk rot. Maydica 54(2-3): 211-215. WOS:000274052700006
Nagy E, Tímár I, Hegyi Zs, Spitkó T, Marton LCs (2009) SSR markers as tools in maize breeding for high starch content. Maydica 54: 253-257. WOS:000274052700012
Marton LC, Árendás T, Bónis P, Nagy E, Lap DQ, Berzsenyi Z (2007) Drying down after physiological maturity. Maydica 52: 319-324. WOS:000251638100016
Spitkó T, Sági L, Pintér J, Marton LCs, Barnabás B (2006) Haploid induction capacity of maize (Zea mays L.) lines of various origin and of their hybrids. Maydica 51(3-4): 537-542. WOS:000242947400012
