| CIM21SAPP1-01 is a late-maturing, white-grain, high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize hybrid that is NUE and resistant to GLS, TLB, Ear rots, and MSV, bred for food use in tropical, rainfed, dry/wet mid-altitude and transition ecologies in southern Africa and similar agroecologies. |
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General Information |
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Target region |
Southern Africa |
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Adaptation/Agroecological zone |
400-1800 masl |
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Type of product |
Three-way cross hybrid |
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Year first announced |
2022 |
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Grain Characteristics |
| Grain Yield |
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Grain color |
White |
| Grain yield under optimum conditions |
8.38 t/ha |
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Grain texture |
Semi-dent |
| Grain yield under managed drought stress |
3.17 t/ha |
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| Grain yield under low N stress |
2.84 t/ha |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
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Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* |
5.0 |
| Agronomic Characteristics |
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Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* |
3.5 |
| 50% anthesis |
898 GDD (°C) |
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Maize Streak Virus (MSV) (1-9)* |
3.5 |
| Anthesis-silking interval |
-0.05 Days |
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Ear rots |
5.1% |
| Plant height |
250.3 cm |
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*Diseases are scored on a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. |
| Ear height |
129.1 cm |
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| Ears per plant |
1.1 |
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| Bad husk cover |
3.2% |
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Seed Production Characteristics |
| Ear aspect (1-5)* |
2.7 |
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SC female parent yield |
8.83 t/ha |
| Root lodging |
4.3% |
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Male parent yield |
2.26 t/ha |
| Stalk lodging |
8.3% |
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Nicking |
-5.02 days |
| *Ear aspect is scored on 1-5 scale, where 1 = desirable and 5 = undesirable characteristics |
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Comments |
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Product information is based on data from various trials conducted by CIMMYT in southern Africa in 2021 and 2022. Actual performance will vary depending on a number of agronomic and environmental factors.
Abbreviations:
GDD = growing degree-days
GLS = Grey Leaf Spot
Low N = managed low nitrogen stress
masl = meters above sea level
MSV = Maize Streak Virus
NUE = nitrogen-use efficient
opt. = optimum (44,444 plants per ha)
SC = single-cross
TLB = Turcicum Leaf Blight (E. turcicum) |
| Further Links |
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| Full product announcement, including southern Africa 2021 Regional Trial and 2022 Regional On-Farm Trial data |
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