ZN15 INFORMATION SHEET
Unconditional release (code 98-102) October 2023 Parents Unknown
The main attraction about this varieties is its tolerance to Striga commonly known as
witchweed/bvise/isona. It also tends to tolerate poor soil nutritional conditions. Some people are already calling it a poor man’s variety. It comes loaded with a 5% cane yield advantage over ZN10 and a 7% cane yield advantage over N14. Its ERC% cane of 13.7% is not as impressive but it eventually
has more sugar than both N14 and ZN10.
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Does well during the late season and is broadly adapted to every corner of the industry.
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A high population variety like NCo376.
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A very good ratooner.
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Moderately resistant to Smut and highly resistant to Leaf Scald.
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High tolerance levels to Eldana.
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Medium tillering with rough bobbin-shaped yellow orange internodes.
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One of the good N14 types for milling.
| Variety | TCH (t/ha) | TSH (t/ha) | ERC% | Stalks/ha (x1000) | Flowering (%) | Lodging (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZN15 | 133.7 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 119.4 | 0.4 | 31.4 |
ZN10 | 127.2 | 17.1 | 14.6 | 119.0 | 0.6 | 22.9 |
NCo376 | 123.3 | 16.6 | 14.0 | 123.5 | 2.8 | 20.5 |
N14 | 125.5 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 110.3 | 4.1 | 13.1 |