Crop Name: Maize
National Code: NGZM-09-88
Variety Name: Oba Super 5
Original Name: H06-15
Outstanding Characteristics: Highly prolific expressed in good yield, more tolerant to lodging, excellent plant and ear aspect, more suitably adapted to mechanized harvesting, shining, more attractive creamy-white seeds and drought tolerant. (8-9t/ha)
Agroecological Zones: Rainforest and lowland Savanna ecologies
Origin/Source: IITA, Ibadan
Developing Institute: IITA, Ibadan
Breeder(s)/Collaborators: A. Menkir, O. A. Ibikunle and M. O. Omidiji
Potential Yield (t/ha): 9
Year of Release: 2009
Year of Registration: 2009