Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Lishe –K1
Jina
Lishe –K1
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, Morogoro
Grain Yield
4.0-6.0
Distinctive Characters
Days to 50% flowering: 66-73 days,Days to 50% silking:70-75 days,Plant height: 180-200 cm,Stem colour: green/purple,Tassel colouration: yellow/purple, Silk colour: white,Seed or Grain: flint/dent, Duration to maturity: medium
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)],Susceptile and moderate resistant to Maize Streak and Gley Leaf Spot respectively, good resistant to Diplodia, Fusarium cob rots, E. turcicum leaf blight and Puccinia sorghi rust