CROP CHARACTERISTICS AND ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
Hybrid Maize (Hand Planting) / Hybrid Maize (Mechanical Planting)
HYBRID INFORMATION | OBA SUPER 9 |
Hybrid Type | Three-way Cross |
Kernel Colour | White |
Kernel Type | Flint |
Photoperiod | Neutral |
Maturity date | 100 – 105 |
Days to mid-silking | 59 |
Adaptation | Derived & southern Guinea savannas |
Plant Height (cm) | 165 – 170 |
Ear Height (cm) | 75 – 80 |
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) | 3.5, under striga infestation |
Outstanding Characteristics | Striga resistant; more adapted to the derived savanna and southern Guinea savanna; supports low Striga emergence; good for sole cropping and rotation with legumes (integrated Striga control) |
Nutrient Content | 10.54 % MC Flour; 1.69 % Ash; 5.44 % Fat; 3.14 % Sugar; 71.22 % Starch; 21.37 % Amylose; 10.77 % Protein |
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