Bugesera Drought-Tolerant Maize Plot
Maize (ZM309 & H520) Bugesera District, Eastern Province
Maize (ZM309 & H520) demonstration plot, Bugesera District, Eastern Province — SOZO variety yielded 6.30 t/ha.
A one-hectare trial testing early maturing and drought-escaping varieties against the local check during a short-rain season with only 320 mm of rainfall.
Results
Both SOZO varieties completed grain fill before the dry spell; the local check aborted at flowering.
Farmer testimonies
"Even in a dry year I still filled my store." - Nsengiyumva T., host farmer
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Seed, inputs and stories behind this plot
The products demonstrated here plus related news and farming guides.
