Summary Information
Table 1: Agricultural Technologies Released by the ATCC in end-July 2018
|
No. |
Variety/technology |
Description |
Type of crop |
Date of release |
Institution |
|
1. |
HMR09-27 |
Moderate tolerant to root knot nematode (4.0) and granville wilt moderately resistant flue cured tobacco f1 hybrids |
Tobacco |
July 2018 |
ARET |
|
2. |
HMR09-29 |
Tolerant to root knot nematode and granville wilt moderately resistant flue cured tobacco f1 hybrids |
Tobacco |
July 2018 |
ARET |
|
3. |
Aryna as an insecticide |
insecticide for use in tobacco |
Tobacco |
July 2018 |
ARET |
|
4. |
SC303 (10C4234) |
It is a three-way cross, utra-early maturing, white maize hybrid responding to climate change issues. It is drought tolerant variety recommended for low rainfall areas. It has a plant height of 2 m, ear height of 0.9m, flowers in 48 days and matures in 112 days. It has a semi-flint grain texture of 3.2. It yields 5 t/ha in heat stressed conditions and potential of 10 t/ha in mid-altitude areas. SC303 is tolerant heat stress and high levels of tolerance to Maize streak virus (MSV), Phaeospharia Leaf Spot (PLS) and Grey Leaf Spot (GLS) |
Maize |
July 2018 |
SeedCo/DARS |
|
5. |
SC419 (10C2738) |
It is a commercial three-way cross, medium maturing white maize hybrid. It is drought tolerant variety recommended for all maize growing areas from low to medium potential and as a late planted early maturing hybrid in high potential areas. It has a plant height of 1.75 m, flowers in 62 days and matures in 112days. It has an excellent grain texture of 2.5. It has a yields potential of 11.8 t/ha in mid-altitude areas. It has high levels of tolerance to Helminthosporium turcicum (HT) but moderate levels of tolerance to maize streak virus (MSV) and grey leaf spot (GLS) |
Maize |
July 2018 |
SeedCo/DARS |
|
6. |
SC529 (xxxx) |
It is a commercial three-way cross, medim-late maturing white maize hybrid. It is drought tolerant variety recommended for all maize growing areas from low to medium potential and as a late planted early maturing hybrid in high potential areas. It has a plant height of 2.5 m, flowers in 80 days and matures in 130-135 days. It has an excellent grain texture of 2.5. It has a yields potential of 13 t/ha in mid-altitude areas. It has moderate levels of tolerance to Helminthosporium turcicum (HT) but moderate levels of tolerance to maize streak virus (MSV) and grey leaf spot (GLS) |
Maize |
July 2018 |
SeedCo/DARS |
|
7. |
SC649 (11C86) |
It is a commercial three-way cross, late maturing white maize hybrid. It is drought tolerant variety recommended for all maize growing areas from low to medium potential and as a late planted early maturing hybrid in high potential areas. It has a plant height of 2.3 m, flowers in 95 days and matures in 142 days. It has an excellent grain texture of 2.5. It has a yields potential of 13t/ha in mid-altitude areas. It has high levels of tolerance to Helminthosporium turcicum (HT) but moderate levels of tolerance to maize streak virus (MSV) and grey leaf spot (GLS) |
Maize |
July 2018 |
SeedCo/DARS |
|
8. |
SC653 (11C4443) |
It is a commercial three-way cross, late maturing white maize hybrid. It is drought tolerant variety recommended for all maize growing areas from low to medium potential and as a late planted early maturing hybrid in high potential areas. It has a plant height of 2.35 m, flowers in 90 days and matures in 140 days. It has an excellent grain texture of 2.5. It has a yields potential of 12.2 t/ha in mid-altitude areas. It has high levels of tolerance to Helminthosporium turcicum (HT) but moderate levels of tolerance to maize streak virus (MSV) and grey leaf spot (GLS) |
Maize |
July 2018 |
SeedCo/DARS |