Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Zao
Maize (Zea mays L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2001
Registrant / Applicant
ARI - Selian
Production Altitude and Range
1000 - 1500
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara
Grain Yield
4.0 – 7.0
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)],Tolerant to GLS and E. turcicum leaf blight, susceptible to MSV, good resistant to Diplodia, Fusarium cob rots and Puccinia sorghi rust