CROP CHARACTERISTICS AND ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
Hybrid Maize (Hand Planting) / Hybrid Maize (Mechanical Planting)
HYBRID INFORMATION | OBA SUPER 7 |
Hybrid Type | Three-way Cross |
Kernel Colour | White |
Kernel Type | Flint |
Photoperiod | Neutral |
Maturity date | 100 – 105 |
Days to mid-silking | 59 |
Adaptation | Northern & Sudan Guinea savannas |
Plant Height (cm) | 160 – 170 |
Ear Height (cm) | 85 – 90 |
Pest / Disease Tolerance | Tolerant to the major diseases of maize, e.g., Striga, maize streak virus, downy mildew, rust, leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot |
Potential Yield (tons / hectare) | 4, under striga infestation |
Outstanding Characteristics | Highly Striga resistant; more adapted to northern Guinea savanna and Sudan savanna ecologies; drought tolerant; low soil nitrogen-efficient; supports low Striga emergence; high yield potential; good for sole cropping and rotation with legumes (integrated Striga control); high starch content. |
Nutrient Content | 10.95 % MC Flour; 1.58 % Ash; 5.06 % Fat; 2.21 % Sugar; 80.46 % Starch; 22.07 % Amylose; 10.73 % Protein |
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