Highlights • New stress-tolerant maize hybrids were tested in four East African countries.• They were evaluated by 2,0252025 farmers (55% women) at 27 sites in Kenya and Rwanda.• New hybrids had 18% higher yields than commercial checks under farmers’ conditions.• Their yields were similar to those of commercial checks under optimal conditions.• Farmers generally gave the highest scores to the hybrids with the highest yields.

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东非新型抗逆玉米杂交种的农场表现和农民参与评估


亮点 • 新型耐压玉米杂交品种在四个东非国家进行了测试。• 肯尼亚和卢旺达 27 个地点的 2,0252025 名农民（55% 为女性）对这些品种进行了评估。• 新杂交品种的产量比商业检查的产量高 18% • 其产量与最佳条件下的商业检查相似。• 农民通常对产量最高的杂交品种给予最高评分。