Abstract

Abtract. Quality Protein Maize (QPM) was specialty maize which is high content of lysine and tryptophan. These are two essential amino acids better nutritional for human body to anticipated of disease (kwashiorkor) on severe among children, and could be corrective use in balancing diets. The experiment on 2018 has been conducted to evaluated of nine candidate test cross hybrid of QPM vs. check Bima 13Q with CRD three replications under lowland in distrit of Polman West Sulawesi. Genetic material were planted in four rows 5.0 m lenght, spacing 75x20 cm, and applied fertilizer Urea, Ponska (300-200) kg/ha. The result shown that two test cross F1 QPM were (MSQ(S1)C0-26-1-1 x MR14Q) and (MSQ(S1)C0-43-1-1-1 x MR13Q) which the best with potential yield 10.66-10.95 t/ha. The LSD shown that there are significant different with check Bima 13Q on yield (wc.15%) and highly 30.0% and 31.6%. The two candidates were founded shelling percentage 77.9% and 79.0%, asi less than five days and could be promising as new variety and continuing in evaluation variety trial (evt) in west Sulawesi.

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