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CZH142133

CZH142133 is an early-maturing, white, high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize hybrid that is NUE and resistant to GLS, TLB, rust, and MSV, and bred for food use in tropical, rainfed, dry/wet mid-altitude and lowland ecologies in southern Africa and similar agroecologies.   General Information
  Target region Southern Africa
  Adaptation/Agroecological zone < 1800 masl
  Type of product Three-way cross hybrid
  Year first announced 2016
     
      Grain Characteristics
Grain Yield   Grain color White
Grain yield under opt (ME-A) 8.80 t/ha   Grain texture Semi-dent
Grain yield under HD (ME-A) 10.51 t/ha      
Grain yield under opt (ME-B) 7.55 t/ha   Biotic Stress Performance
Grain yield under random stress (ME-C) 3.73 t/ha   Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* 3.2
Grain yield under opt (ME-D) 4.45 t/ha   Common rust (P. sorg) (1-9)* 1.8
Grain yield under low N stress 3.42 t/ha   Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* 2.4
Grain yield under low P stress 8.11 t/ha   *Diseases are scored on a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible.
Grain Yield under low pH stress 3.74 t/ha  
         
Agronomic Characteristics   Seed Production Characteristics
Maturity Early   Female seed yield  10.35 t/ha
Days to 50% anthesis 63.5 days   Male seed yield  4.78 t/ha
Anthesis-silking interval 1.3 days   Nicking -4.8 Days
Plant height 246.7 cm      
Ear height 125.0 cm   Comments
Ear position (ratio) 0.51   Product information is based on data from CIMMYT southern Africa 2016 regional trial (EHYB16). Actual performance will vary depending on a number of agronomic and environmental factors.

Abbreviations:
GLS = Grey Leaf Spot
HD = high density (80,000 plants per ha)
low N = low soil nitrogen
low P = low soil phosphorus
low pH = low soil pH (acidic soil)
masl = meters above sea level
ME-A = Maize mega-environment A (wet upper mid-altitudes)
ME-B = Maize mega-environment B (wet lower mid-altitudes)
ME-C = Maize mega-environment C (dry mid-altitudes)
ME-D = Maize mega-environment D (wet lowlands)
MSV = Maize Streak Virus
NUE = Nitrogen Use Efficient
opt = optimum management conditions
TLB = Turcicum Leaf Blight
Lodging 8.6%  
     
Further Links  
1. Full Announcement & trial data summary  
 
2. Maize Mega-Environments (map)  
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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Product Type > Three-way cross hybrid
Abiotic Stress Tolerance > Drought tolerant
Abiotic Stress Tolerance > Nitrogen-use efficient (NUE)
Abiotic Stress Tolerance > Low phosphorus tolerant
Adaptation > Mid-altitudes
Biotic Stress Tolerance > Grey leaf spot (GLS)
Biotic Stress Tolerance > Rust
Biotic Stress Tolerance > Turcicum leaf blight (TLB)
Grain Color > White grain
Grain Texture > Semi-dent
Maturity Group > Early maturing
Region > Southern Africa
Year announced > 2016
Adaptation > Lowlands
Biotic Stress Tolerance > Maize streak virus (MSV)
For Information, Contact:
Nicholas Davis
Program Manager
CIMMYT
n.davis@cgiar.org

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