Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Lishe –H2
Jina
Lishe –H2
Zao
Maize (Zea mays L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2001
Registrant / Applicant
ARI -Selian
Production Altitude and Range
500-1600
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Arusha, Manyara, Singida
Grain Yield
4.0 -7.0
Distinctive Characters
Days to 50% flowering: 67-75 days,Days to 50% silking:73-78 days,Plant height: 184-210 cm, Stem colour: green/purple Tassel colouration: yellow/purple, Silk colour: white, Seed or Grain: flint/dent, Duration to maturity: medium/late
Special Attributes
Quality protein maize [Has 10 % protein like other maize varieties but its protein has twice level of essential amino acids (Lysine and tryptophane)]Very good resistant to Maize streak virus (MSV), good resistant to Grey leaf spot (GLS), Diplodia, Fusarium cob rots, E. turcicum leaf blight and Puccinia sorghi rust