| CZH15359 is an intermediate-maturing, white-grain, high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize hybrid that is NUE and resistant to GLS, TLB, Ear rots, rust, 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 |
2017 |
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Grain Characteristics |
| Grain Yield |
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Grain color |
White |
| Grain yield under HD (ME-A) |
11.5 t/ha |
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Grain texture |
Flint |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-A) |
8.6 t/ha |
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| Grain yield under opt (ME-B) |
7.6 t/ha |
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Biotic Stress Performance |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-C) |
5.4 t/ha |
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Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* |
4.4 |
| Grain yield under opt (ME-D) |
2.5 t/ha |
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Common rust (P. sorg) (1-9)* |
3.0 |
| Grain yield under MSV stress (ai) |
8.3 t/ha |
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Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* |
2.8 |
| Grain yield under low N stress |
2.9 t/ha |
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Ear rots |
6.2% |
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*Diseases are scored on a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. |
| Agronomic Characteristics |
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| Maturity group |
Intermediate |
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| Days to 50% anthesis |
66 days |
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Comments |
| Anthesis-silking interval |
0.6 days |
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Product information is based on data from CIMMYT southern Africa 2017 regional trial (IHYB17). Actual performance will vary depending on a number of agronomic and environmental factors.
Abbreviations:
ai = artificial inoculation
GLS = Grey Leaf Spot
HD = high density (80,000 plants per ha)
low N = low soil nitrogen
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 |
| Plant height |
248 cm |
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| Ear height |
123 cm |
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| Root lodging |
0.9% |
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| Ears per plant |
1.1 |
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| Bad husk cover |
3.2% |
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| Ear aspect (1-5)* |
2.4 |
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| Plant aspect (1-5)* |
2.8 |
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| *Plant and ear aspects are scored on 1-5 scale, where 1 = desirable and 5 = undesirable characteristics |
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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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