| CIMMYT's South Asia Drought Tolerant (SADT) profile focuses on developing maize medium-to-late maturing hybrids with yellow grain color that are high-yielding with good standability, tolerance to drought stress, and resistance to TLB and Fusarium 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 |
3.12 t/ha |
| Male seed yield |
4.28 t/ha |
| Nicking |
+ 4.5 days |
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| Biotic Stress Performance |
| Turcicum leaf blight (1-9) |
3.6 |
| 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 drought |
5.6 t/ha |
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| Agronomic Characteristics |
| Maturity |
105 DAP |
| Grain yield under optimum conditions |
9.2 t/ha |
| Grain yield under rainfed conditions |
6.3 t/ha |
| Plant height |
209 cm |
| Ear height |
112 cm |
| Ear Position |
0.54 m |
| Anther-silking interval |
1.3 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 |
