CZH15163

CZH15163 is a late-maturing, white-grain, high-yielding, drought-tolerant maize hybrid that is resistant to rust 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 11.52 t/ha       Grain yield under opt (ME-A) 8.29 t/ha   Biotic Stress Performance Grain yield under random stress (ME-C) 3.8 t/ha   Grey leaf spot (GLS) (1-9)* 5.8 Grain yield under low N stress 1.71 t/ha   Common rust (P. sorg) (1-9)* 2.2       Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) (1-9)* 1.4 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 73.7 days       Anthesis-silking interval -0.6 days   Comments Plant height 261.5 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 145.8 cm   Ear position (ratio) 0.59   Lodging 5.3%         Further Links   1. Full Announcement & trial data summary     2. Maize Mega-Environments (map)