Tigli

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Tigli

Commodity: Maize

Basic Information
Name of variety Tigli
Commodity Maize
National Code GH/Zm/021/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ CSIR-SARI
Applicant CSIR- Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea savannahs, transitional and forest zones
Pedigree/Line OPV
Year of release 2012
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Days to 50% Anthesis: 63; 

Days to 50% silking: 65; 

Maturity:120 days, 

Silk colour: Purple with cream at base; 

Tassel colour: Purple; 

Tassel arrangement: Open and alternate ; 

Plant height: 218 cm; 

Kernel colour: Yellow; 

Kernel type: Flint/Dent

Value for Cultivation and Use

Tolerant: lodging; Tolerant: rust, blight, streak and curvularia; Potential yield: 5.2t/ha

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