SAMMAZ 64 (MO19-24)

Crop Name: Maize

National Code: NGZM-21-164

Variety Name: SAMMAZ 64

Original Name: MO19-24

Outstanding Characteristics: Tolerance to drought and Striga hermonthica. (8.2t/ha)

Agroecological Zones: Southern and Northern Guinea Savanna ecologies

Origin/Source: IAR Samaru, Zaria

Developing Institute: IAR Samaru, Zaria;

Breeder(s)/Collaborators: M. Oyekunle, S.G. Ado, Z. Saminu, I.S. Usman, H. Mani, H. Abubakar, Y.U. Oladimeji, L.B. Hassan and H.O. Ahmed

Potential Yield (t/ha): 8.2

Year of Release: 2022

Year of Registration: 2022