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Highland Maize Varieties

 

VARIETY OPTIMAL PRODUCTION LEVELS YIELD (90kg bags/ acre SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES RECOMMENDED GROWING AREAS
H6218 -Temperatures During the day seldom exceed 28° C and night drop to as low as 8° C .

-Rainfall of between 800 – 1500 mm

-Maturity ranges from 160-210 days.

 56 Blight tolerant, good husk cover, Semi-flint . These are Highland hybrids grown particularly in Trans-Nzoia, Uasin-Gishu, Nakuru, Laikipia, Kisii, Narok, Bungoma, Kakamega, Nandi, and Kericho. Tea zones of central Kenya. Nyahururu, Southern Highlands of Tanzania, Mt. kilimanjaro slopes. Bungoma, Bomet, Nyeri, Kiambu and Meru tea zones,timau, nkubu, nanyuki, kirinyaga, igembe, bukwa, mbale
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H6213 52 Tolerant to lodging, ear rot, rust, Grey Leaf Spot and leaf blight
H6210 50 Tolerant to lodging, ear rot, rust, Grey Leaf Spot, Stem and leaf blight.
H629 48 Has good husk cover, very tolerant to lodging, ear rot, rust, stem and leaf blight.
H628 46 Producer of more than one cob, Tolerant to most leaf diseases, blight and rust, tolerant to lodging.
H626 42 Tolerant to most leaf diseases, blight and rust, Tolerant to lodging.
H625 40 Tolerant to lodging, has good husk cover
H614 38 Tolerant to blight, leaf and ear diseases and weevil attack

 

Lowland, Medium altitude & Transition Maize Varieties

 

VARIETY OPTIMAL PRODUCTION LEVELS YIELD (90kg bags/ acre SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES RECOMMENDED GROWING AREAS
PH1 Rainfall of 800 -1500mm

Matures between 160-210 days

 16 Has better husk cover and can be intercropped with other crops. The Lake region and the Coastal strip, kilifi, mpeketoni, hola, Gariseni, voi, mwatate, kwale,kinangop
PH4 16 Tolerant to most leaf and ear diseases, excellent husk cover and tolerant to lodging
H6243 Rainfall - 8001500mmTemperature range of 12° C - 30° C

Matures at 120130 days

 32 Tolerant to Grey Leaf Spot, leaf blight and rust, excellent husk cover with flint kernels. Bungoma, Kakamega, Bumula, Lanet , nandi, laikipia, narok
H520 32 Tolerant to leaf rust, Grey Leaf Spot, lodging, has flint kernels and excellent husk cover Western Kenya, Elgeyo Marakwet, Coffee growing areas of Central Kenya and parts of Nyanza.
H517 Rainfall of about 7501000mm 30 Tolerant to foliar diseases and pests. Has an excellent husk cover. Western Kenya, Elgeyo Marakwet, Coffee growing areas of Central Kenya and parts of Nyanza.
H516 H522 Matures at 100 -110daysDoes well in coffee grown belts. 28
26		 Good husk cover, very tolerant to lodging, ear rot, rust, Grey Leaf Spot, Stem and leaf blight. Western Kenya, elgeyo marakwet, coffee zones of central Kenya,Tharaka Nithi Nyanza(Migori, Kisii, Nyamira), Baringo, Embu,Chuka
Lowland
H515 24 Tolerant to lodging, leaf blight, leaf rust and GLS. Early to medium transitional zones and lowland areas of Kirinyaga, West Pokot, Bungoma, Homa Bay, Kerio Valley, Kagio, Mwea, Makueni, Kitui, Marakwet, Baringo and Koibatek, voi, mwatate, mariakani, garissa.
H513 24 Partially tolerant to Maize streak virus

 

Dry Land Maize Varieties

 

VARIETY MATURITY (days) YIELD (90kg bags/ acre SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES RECOMMENDED GROWING AREAS
DH01 70 - 90 16 Long stay Green trait, drought tolerant, good level of tolerance to leaf blight, common rust and ear rot. Arid and Semi-arid areas of Makueni, Machakos, Kangundo, Siaya, Kibos, Busia, Kibwezi, Kitui, mwangi, voi, mwatate, makayo, turkana, sigor, west pokot, isiolo, mandera, Karachuonyo, Nyando, Kisumu Bondo and some parts of Butere
DH02 70 - 100 18 Early, tolerant to MSV, water stress, has a long stay green trait
DH03 80 - 120 22 A good level of tolerance to blight and MSV, good husk cover, better standability and drought tolerance
DH04 80 - 120 24 Short, drought tolerant, good husk cover and standability Early to medium transitional zones and lowland areas of Kirinyaga, West Pokot, Bungoma, Homa Bay, Kerio Valley, Kagio, Mwea, Makueni, Kitui, Marakwet, Baringo and Koibatek, voi, mwatate, mariakani, garissa.

 

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