CROP CHARACTERISTICS AND ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
Hybrid Maize (Hand Planting) / Hybrid Maize (Mechanical Planting)
HYBRID INFORMATION | OBA SUPER 3 |
Hybrid Type | Single cross |
Kernel Colour | White |
Kernel Type | Flint |
Photoperiod | Neutral |
Maturity date | 100 – 110 |
Days to mid-silking | 60 |
Adaptation | Rain forest, southern & northern Guinea savannas |
Plant Height (cm) | 190 – 200 |
Ear Height (cm) | 85 – 95 |
Pest / Disease Tolerance | Tolerant to the major diseases of maize, e.g., maize streak virus, downy mildew, rust, leaf blight and auricularia leaf spot |
Potential Yield (tons / hectare) | 7 – 8 |
Outstanding Characteristics | High yield; more adapted to rain forest ecology; amenable to manual harvesting; has excellent husk cover which makes it less prone to ear rot. |
Nutrient Content | 9.28 % MC Flour; 1.55 % Ash; 4.95 % Fat; 3.25 % Sugar; 72.50 % Starch; 23.45 % Amylose; 11.36 % Protein |
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