Crop Name: Maize
National Code: NGZM-24-199
Variety Name: SAMMAZ 72T
Original Name: WE2272BII
Outstanding Characteristics: Resistance to fall armyworm, good standability and high grain yield(9.4 t/ha)
Agroecological Zones: Guinea and Sudan Savanna ecologies
Origin/Source: African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)/TELA, KENYA
Developing Institute: Bayer Crop Science, Isando, South Africa, IAR, Samaru, Zaria, CIMMYT, Nairobi, Kenya, AATF, ILRI Kenya; IAR, Samaru, Zaria
Breeder(s)/Collaborators: E.Ndou, M. Oyekunle, Y. Beyene, R. S. Adamu, M. Abdulmalik and S.O. Oikeh
Potential Yield (t/ha): 9.4
Year of Release: 2024
Year of Registration: 2024