CIMMYT's Latin America product pipeline Tropical Lowland (LatAmTLW) focuses on developing intermediate maturing, white grain, high-yielding maize hybrids that are drought tolerant, resistant to TSC, MLB and ear rots, and are suitable for food use in tropical rainfed dry/wet low-altitude areas in Latin America. |
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General Information |
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Adaptation/Agroecological zone |
0 - 1000m above sea level |
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Type of product |
Single - Cross |
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Grain Characteristics |
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Grain color |
White |
Grain Yield |
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Grain texture |
Flint |
Grain yield under optimum conditions |
8.6 t/ha |
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Grain yield on-farm |
7.4 t/ha |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
Grain yield under drought stress |
2.4 t/ha |
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Maydis leaf blight (MLB) (1-9) |
5.2 |
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Tar Spot Complex (TSC) (1-9) |
2.9 |
Agronomic Characteristics |
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Diseases are scored on 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible |
Maturity |
120 DAP |
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Plant height |
258 cm |
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Ear height |
131 cm |
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Seed Production Characteristics |
Bad husk cover |
3.2% |
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Female seed yield |
3.5 t/ha |
Ear rot |
5.3% |
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Male seed yield |
1.2 t/ha |
Root lodging |
1.7% |
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Nicking |
2 days |
Stalk lodging |
6.2% |
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Anther-silking interval |
0.9 days |
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Comments |
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Product information is based on data from the peer reviewed publication: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10070259 and the Hybrids Testing Network, MasAgro Project 39 sites On-Farm (2016) Trials.
Abbreviations:
DAP = days after planting
TSC = Tar Spot Complex
MLB = Maydis leaf blight |
Further Links |
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Chassaigne-Ricciulli AA, Mendoza-Onofre LE, Córdova-Téllez L, Carballo-Carballo A, San Vicente-García FM, Dhliwayo T. Development of Seed Production Technology of CIMMYT Tropical Single Cross Maize Hybrids. Agriculture. 2020; 10(7):259. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10070259 |
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