| CZH15044 is a high-yielding, intermediate-maturing maize hybrid with white grain, drought tolerance that is resistant to GLS, TLB, ear rots, and MSV, and is suitable 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 |
2016 |
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Grain Characteristics |
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Grain color |
White |
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Grain texture |
Semi-dent |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-A) |
8.79 t/ha |
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| Grain yield under HD (ME-A) |
10.10 t/ha |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-B) |
6.15 t/ha |
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Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* |
2.2 |
| Grain yield under random stress (ME-C) |
3.74 t/ha |
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Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* |
2.4 |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-D) |
1.71 t/ha |
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Common rust (P. sorg) (1-9)* |
3.0 |
| Grain yield under low N stress |
2.30 t/ha |
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*Diseases are scored on a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. |
| Grain yield under low pH stress |
4.42 t/ha |
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| Grain Yield under low P stress |
7.10 t/ha |
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Comments |
| Agronomic Characteristics |
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Product information is based on data from CIMMYT southern Africa 2016 regional trial (IHYB16). 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 |
| Maturity |
Intermediate |
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| Days to 50% anthesis |
64.8 days |
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| Anthesis-silking interval |
1.9 days |
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| Plant height |
229.8 cm |
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| Ear height |
116.8 cm |
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| Ear position (ratio) |
0.49 |
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| Lodging |
6.5% |
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| Further Links |
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| 1. Full Announcement & trial data summary |
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| 2. Maize Mega-Environments (map) |
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