CSIR-Suhudoo

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CSIR-Suhudoo

Commodity: Maize

Basic Information
Name of variety CSIR-Suhudoo
Commodity Maize
National Code GH/Zm/024/15
Origin/Source CSIR-SARI/ IITA
Applicant CSIR- Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea savannah, Sudan savannah, Forest-savannah transition and Forest
Pedigree/Line TZE–W Pop DTSTR C4 x TZEI 7)
Year of release 2015
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Days to 50% Anthesis: 52; 

Days to 50% silking: 54; 

Days to physiological maturity: 90 days; 

Silk colour: purple with cream base ; 

Plant height: 179 cm; 

Ear height: 89 cm; 

Tassel colour: Purple 

Tassel shape: Open and alternate; 

Grain colour: White; 

Grain type: Flint-Dent

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 5.8 t/ ha; Early maturity, drought and Striga tolerant; tolerant to lodging, rust, blight, streak and curvularia; Ash: 1.0 %; Fat: 5.0 %; Protein: 10.6%; Carbohydrate: 68.0%

Breeders
A. Haruna
Breeder
M.S. Abdulai
Breeder
G. B. Adu
Breeder
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
K. Obeng-Antwi
Breeder
M. B. Ewool
Breeder
CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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