CZH15161

CZH15161 is a late-maturing, white-grain, high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize hybrid that is resistant to rust, GLS, and TLB, and bred for food use in tropical, rainfed, dry/wet mid-altitude and transition ecologies in southern Africa and similar agroecologies.     General Information   Target region Southern Africa   Adaptation/Agroecological zone 400-1800 masl   Type of product Three-way cross hybrid   Year first announced 2016             Grain Characteristics Grain Yield   Grain color White Grain yield under HD 11.27 t/ha       Grain yield under opt (ME-A) 8.17 t/ha   Biotic Stress Performance Grain yield under random stress (ME-C) 4.18 t/ha   Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* 4.0 Grain yield under low N stress 1.76 t/ha   Common rust (P. sorg) (1-9)* 2.0       Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* 2.2 Agronomic Characteristics   *Diseases are scored on a 1-9 scale, where 1 = Highly resistant; 5 = Tolerant; 9 = Highly susceptible. Maturity Late   Days to 50% anthesis 73.5 days       Anthesis-silking interval -1.9 days   Comments Plant height 254.3 cm   Product information is based on data from CIMMYT southern Africa 2016 regional trial (WLYB16). 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 Ear height 144.4 cm   Ear position (ratio) 0.57   Lodging 2.7%         Further Links   1. Full Announcement & trial data summary     2. Maize Mega-Environments (map)