CIMMYT's South Asia heat- and drought-tolerant (SAHDT) pipeline focuses on developing medium-to-late maturing maize hybrids with yellow grain color that are high-yielding with good standability, tolerance to drought-plus-heat stress, and resistance to TLB and macrophomina stalk rot. |
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General Information |
Adaptation/Agroecological zone |
Rainfed ecology of South Asia |
Hybrid Type: |
Single cross |
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Seed Production Characteristics |
Female seed yield |
2.4 t/ha |
Male seed yield |
3.6 t/ha |
Nicking |
- 3 days |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9) |
4.1 |
Diseases are scored on 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible |
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Abiotic Stress Performance |
Grain yield under heat stress |
6.24 t/ha |
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Agronomic Characteristics |
Maturity |
110 DAP |
Plant height |
200 cm |
Ear height |
95 cm |
Ear Position |
0.47 |
Anther-silking interval |
2.1 days |
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Further Links |
Full Announcement |
Regional Trial Data Summary |
Regional Trial Site Information |
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Comments |
Product information is based on data from the CIMMYT Hyderabad Maize Regional On-Station (2018)
Abbreviations:
DAP = days after planting
Opt = Optimum Management
TLB = Turcicum Leaf Blight |