Commodity: Maize
| Name of variety | CSIR-Wang-dataa |
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| Commodity | Maize |
| National Code | GH/Zm/019/15 |
| Origin/Source | CSIR-SARI/ IITA |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Most suitable for the striga hermonthica infested fields of the Guinea and Sudan savannah, and Forest-savannah transition |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | TZE-W DT STR C4 |
| Year of release | 2012 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Days to 50% Anthesis: 55;
Days to 50% silking: 57;
Days to physiological maturity: 90;
Silk colour: predominantly purple;
Plant height: 161 cm;
Ear height: 73cm;
Tassel shape: Open and alternate;
Tassel colour: predominantly purple;
Grain colour: White;
Grain type: Flint-Dent
Potential yield: 4.7 t/ha; Early maturity, Striga and drought tolerant; tolerant to lodging, tolerant to rust, blight, streak and curvularia; Ash: 1.0 %; Fat: 5.0 %; Protein: 8.6%; Carbohydrate: 68.1%