CSIR-Kunjor-Wari

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CSIR-Kunjor-Wari

Commodity: Maize

Basic Information
Name of variety CSIR-Kunjor-Wari
Commodity Maize
National Code GH/Zm/023/15
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-Y POP DT STR C4 x TZEI 17
Year of release 2015
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Days to 50% Anthesis: 48; 

Days to 50% silking: 50; 

Days to physiological maturity: 90 days; 

Silk colour: cream with purple shade; 

Plant height: 175 cm; 

Ear height: 78 cm; 

Tassel shape: Open and alternate; 

Tassel colour: purple; 

Grain colour: Yellow; 

Grain type: Flint-dent

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 5.7 t/ ha; Top-cross hybrid; Early maturity, drought and Striga tolerant; good for poultry feed; tolerant to lodging, rust, blight, streak and curvularia; Ash: 2.9 %; Fat: 4.4 %; Protein: 12.1%; Carbohydrate: 62.2%

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