Maize
ZS242A
Country: Zimbabwe
Year Realeased: 2015
Basic Info
| RELEASED YEAR | 2015 | 
| BREEDER SEED RATE (kg/Ha) | NA | 
| FOUNDATION SEED RATE (kg/Ha) | NA | 
| CERTIFIED SEED RATE (kg/Ha) | NA | 
| CLOSEOUT YEAR | NA | 
| BREEDER YIELD (kg/Ha) | NA | 
| FOUNDATION YIELD (T/Ha) | NA | 
| CERTIFIED YIELD (T/Ha) | NA | 
Variety Details
| BREEDER ORGANIZATION | IITA | 
| ACCESSION | NA | 
| PEDIGREE | NA | 
| LOCAL OR ALTERNATIVE NAME | HP1005 | 
| VARIETY STATUS | RELEASED | 
| YEAR VARIETY RELEASED | 2015 | 
| VARIETY TYPE | HYBRID | 
| VARIETY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Zimbabwe | 
| VARIETY BREEDER | VARIETY BREEDER | 
| FUNDED BY | HarvestPlus | 
| VARIETY TO BE REPLACED | NA | 
| PVS VALIDATED | 138 | 
Agroecology Data
| GROWTH HABBIT | NA | 
| ADAPTATION | Low to mid altitude | 
| GROWING SEASON | NA | 
| PHYSIOLOGICAL MATURITY | NA | 
| DAYS TO 50% FLOWERING | NA | 
| DAYS TO MATURITY | NA | 
| MATURITY | NA | 
| MARKET CLASS | NA | 
| SEASON | NA | 
| CROPPING SYSTEM | NA | 
| LODGING (%) | NA | 
| HARVEST MONTH | Ear rot (Fusarium sp). | 
Pest & Desease Resistance
| DISEASE | NA | 
| PEST RESISTANCE | NA | 
| STRESS TOLERANCE | NA | 
| RESISTANCE TO DISEASE | Flint | 
Yield characteristics
| SEED COLOR | Orange | 
| SEED SIZE | 9.8 | 
| SEED SHAPE | NA | 
| POD LOAD | NA | 
| SEED APPEARANCE AND UNIFORMITY | NA | 
| NUTRITION CONTENT | 4.0-5.6 | 
| SEEDING RATE (Kg/Ha) | NA | 
| TRAITS PREFFERED | NA | 
| TRAITS NOT PREFFERED | HYBRID | 
| AVERAGE YIELD (T/Ha) | NA | 
 
                