TABLE 1.
Information on the maize genotypes, their agroecological zones, and breeding methods.
| Region | Country | Climate | Temperature (°C)a | Relative humidity (%)a | P (mm)b | Genotype | Breeding method |
| Central Europe | Germany | Temperate | 15.8 | 77.7 | 132–560 | Kentos | Hybrid |
| France | Temperate | 15.7 | 60 | 105–660 | KXB 8383 | Hybrid | |
| Southern Europe | Turkey | Mediterranean | 16.4 | 59 | 86–332 | Keravnos | Hybrid |
| Italy | Mediterranean | 18.4 | 72.5 | 240–1,100 | Kerubino | Hybrid | |
| Africa | Kenya | Semi-arid | 24.8 | 75 | 62–720 | DH 02 | Hybrid |
| Kenya | Tropical | 24.6 | 83 | 62–867 | DH 04 | Hybrid | |
| Asia | India | Semi-arid | 25.7 | 72.3 | 324–2,044 | 900 M Gold | Hybrid |
| India | Semi-arid | 25.7 | 72.3 | 324–2,044 | 30 V 92 | Hybrid |
aTemperature and relative humidity are the mean for the maize growing season in the related agroecological zone within the past 10 years. bP (precipitation) is the sum over the entire growing season as range minimum to maximum of observed precipitation within the past 10 years.