Table 1: List of quality protein maize geno types used for the study.

S/N

Pedigree

Code

Maturity group

Source

1

EVDT-W99ST4RQPMC0

EVDT-W99

Early

IITA

2

DMR-ESR-WQPM

DMR-ESR-W

Early

IITA

3

TZE-YPOPDTSTRQPMC1

TZE-YPOPDT

Early

IITA

4

POOL-18SR

POOL-18SR

Early

IITA

5

ART/98/SW5-OB

ART/98/SW5-OB

Intermediate

IAR&T

6

ART/98/SW6-OB

ART/98/SW6-OB

Intermediate

IAR&T

7

ART/ILE-1-OB

ART/ILE-1-OB

Intermediate

IAR&T

8

POP66-SR/ACR.91SUWAN1-8RC1/ACR.91SUWAN1-SRC1

POP66-SR/ACR.91

Intermediate

IITA

9

SYNLDFO/OBATANPA/IWDC2SYN*2

SYNLDFO/OBANTAPA

Late

IITA

10

SYNLDFO/OBATANPA/TZLCOMP.4C3*2

SYNLDFO/OBAT

Late

IITA

11

SYNLDFO/OBATANPA/TZLCOMP.3C3*2

SYNLDFO/OBAT/TZL

Late

IITA

12

OBATANPA/TZLCOMP./SYN-W-1/TZLCOMP./SYN-W-/F2

OBATANPA/TZLCOMP.

Late

IITA

IITA: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan; IAR&T: Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Apata, Ibadan.