Project Details

1.

Crop common name:

Local maize

2.

Specific name:

Zea-mays

3.

Variety/s:

SOMTUX

4.

Variety type:

OPV

5.

Maturity period:

110-120 days

6.

Grain color:

White

7.

Plant height

2.5m-3.0m

8.

Growth habit

Erect

9.

Yield potential

3-3.5mt/hector

10.

Areas successfully cultivated:

Well grown in all regions of the Somalia

11.

Specific resistances:

Resistant to drought, maize stemborer, maize steak virus and Blight. It also good in storage for a long period and has resistant to weevils.