Items | Characteristics |
Species | Zea mays |
Family | Graminaea |
Variety name | MUDISHI 3 |
Variety type | Quality Protein Maize |
Parental line | DMR-ESR-W QPM |
Year of release | 2012 |
Institution | INERA/Gandajika, DR-Congo (in collaboration with Laurentian University-Canada) |
Recommended region | Low to middle altitudes in the DR-Congo (Kasaï, Nord Katanga, Bas Congo, Bandundu) |
Rainfalls | 400 - 800 mm |
Soil type | Sandy-clay |
Recommended spacing | 75 cm × 50 cm |
Seed quantity per Ha | 25 kg |
Days to 50% male flowering | 51 |
Days to 50% female flowering | 54 |
Plant height | 154 cm |
Reproductive cycle | 100 days |
Cob length | 16.6 cm |
Cob form | Cylindrico-conical |
Number of row per cob | 14 - 16 |
Number of grain per cob | 495 |
Spikes position at maturity | Vertical |
Grain form | Flint-dent corn |
Grain color | White |
Weight of 1000 grains | 250 grams |
Ginning percentage | 84% |
Female flower color | Purple |
Male flower color | Purple |
Rachis color | White |
Stem color | Dark green |
Leaf color | Dark green |
Yield at research station (with fertilizers) | 3 - 4 tonnes/hectare |
Yield in farmer field (without fertilizers) | 0.8 - 1.0 tonnes/hectare |
Lodging resistance | Very high |
Down mildew resistance | Very high |
Maize streake virus resistance | High |
Weevil and larger borer resistance | Very low (highly susceptible) |