Сравнительная оценка засухоустойчивости местных сортов кукурузы

The paper presents the results of assessing local varieties of corn for drought tolerance. Samples of the collection were tested in the field in the agro-climatic conditions of 2020. The criterion of re-sistance was the genotypic differences of the samples of such biometric parameters as: plant height; the number of productive ears; ear weight; weight of 1000 grains. The influence of the limiting factor reduced the number of productive ears (on average for varieties to 0,48). A positive correlation of this indicator with the weight of the ear (r = 0,77) and the weight of 1000 grains (r = 0,43) was determined. Four varie-ties were identified that exceeded the standard in terms of the weight of the ear and four in terms of the weight of 1000 grains. As a result of a comparative analysis of yield parameters after exposure to drought, four local varieties were identified that can serve as donors of resistance genes.