| CZH142087 is a high-yielding, intermediate-maturing, white-grain hybrid with drought tolerance that is nitrogen-use efficient and resistant to GLS, TLB, and ear rots, adapted for mid-altitudes of southern Africa and similar agro-ecologies. |
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General Information |
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Adaptation/Agroecological zone |
800 - 1800 masl |
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Region |
Southern Africa |
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Type of product |
Three-way cross hybrid |
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Year first announced |
2017 |
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Grain Characteristics |
| Grain Yield |
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Grain color |
White |
| Grain yield (OPT) |
9.7 t/ha |
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Grain texture |
Semi-dent |
| Grain yield (HD) |
8.5 t/ha |
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| Grain yield (RS) |
5.4 t/ha |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
| Grain yield under low N stress |
4.3 t/ha |
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Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9) |
4.0 |
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Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9) |
3.6 |
| Agronomic Characteristics |
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Common rust (1-9) |
2.6 |
| Maturity |
132 DAP |
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Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) art. inoc. (1-9) |
5.4 |
| Plant height |
229.2 cm |
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Grain weight loss (MW) |
0.6% |
| Ear height |
117.0 cm |
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Grain weight loss (LGB) |
10.9% |
| Bad husk cover |
11.7% |
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Ear rots |
2.4% |
| Root lodging |
1.4% |
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Diseases were originally scored on a 1-5 scale but have been converted here to a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. |
| Stalk lodging |
7.0% |
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| Anthesis-silking interval |
1.3 Days |
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| Ear aspect (1-5) |
2.6 |
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Seed Production Characteristics |
| Plant aspect (1-5) |
2.5 |
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Nicking |
0 Days |
| Plant and ear aspects are 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 eastern Africa in 2016.
Abbreviations:
art. inoc. = artificial inoculation
DAP = Days after planting
GLS = Grey leaf spot
HD = High density (80,000 plants per ha)
LGB = Large grain borer
Low N = Managed low nitrogen
masl = meters above sea level
MD = Managed drought
MSV = maize streak virus
MLN = Maize lethal necrosis
MW = Maize weevil
NUE = Nitrogen use efficient
OPT = Optimum management
RS = Random stress
TLB = Turcicum leaf blight |
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