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