| 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 |
4.7 t/ha |
| Male seed yield |
3.47 t/ha |
| Nicking |
- 3.5 days |
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| Biotic Stress Performance |
| Turcicum leaf blight (1-9) |
6.2 |
| 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 |
5.68 t/ha |
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| Agronomic Characteristics |
| Maturity |
112 DAP |
| Plant height |
176 cm |
| Ear height |
83 cm |
| Ear Position |
0.48 |
| Anther-silking interval |
2.18 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 |
