Research Article
The Formal Seed System of Maize in Ethiopia: Implications for Reducing the Yield Gap
Table 3
Percentage share of maize hybrids in the national demand for improved seed of maize (source: MoA, unpublished data).
| Maize hybrid | Institution/Company | Year of release | Adaptation | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Average |
| Limu/P3812W | Corteva Agriscience™ | 2012 | Midaltitude | 28.6 | 35.7 | 32.4 | 32.3 | BH661 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2011 | Mid to Highland | 23.2 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 20.1 | Shone/P30G19 | Corteva Agriscience™ | 2006 | Midaltitude | 16.1 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 18.0 | BH540 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 1995 | Midaltitude | 12.9 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 | Damote/P3506W | Corteva Agriscience™ | 2015 | Midaltitude | 4.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | BH546 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2013 | Midaltitude | 2.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.1 | BH660 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 1993 | Midaltitude | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 | BH140 | EIAR/Melkasa ARC | 2013 | Low land | 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Kortu/P2809W | Corteva Agriscience™ | 2017 | Midaltitude | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | BH547 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2013 | Midaltitude | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | BH545 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2008 | Midaltitude | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | MH140 | EIAR/Melkasa ARC | 2013 | Low land | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | Leku/DK777 | Bayer Ethiopia | 2017 | Low land | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Jibat/AMH851 | EIAR/Ambo ARC | 2009 | Highland | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | BH543 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2005 | Midaltitude | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | BH541 | EIAR/Bako NMRC | 2002 | Midaltitude | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Shallaa/P2859W | Corteva Agriscience™ | 2011 | Midaltitude | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Aba Raya | Syngenta | 2006 | Midaltitude | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | MH138Q | EIAR/Melkasa ARC | 2012 | Low land | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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