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Maize, Medium Maturing Hybrids

SC 647

Medium-maturing with very good drought tolerance, standability and Diplodia tolerance across many zones.

Product Overview

About SC 647

Why choose this variety?

Medium-maturing with very good drought tolerance, standability and Diplodia tolerance across many zones.

Zambia: SC 647 is a medium-maturing white maize variety that reaches maturity in approximately 128-135 days. It produces white, semi-flint grain and has a yield potential of 11-12 tonnes per hectare, equivalent to approximately 220-240 × 50 kg bags. SC 647 has tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot, Northern Corn Leaf Spot and Maize Streak Virus and has very good tolerance to Diplodia. It combines very good drought tolerance with very good standability. Its uses include summer grain, cattle stover and silage, winter green maize and winter silage.

DRC: SC 647: A medium maturing variety (130-136 days) with white, semi flint grain and a potential yield of 12 tonnes per hectare. It has reported tolerance to grey leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and maize streak virus, plus very good tolerance to Diplodia and Fusarium ear rot. Its drought tolerance and standability are rated very good. Uses include rainy season grain, livestock fodder and silage, green maize, and dry season silage in Zones 1-8.

Technical profile

Variety specifications

Local / Commercial Name
Lion
Maturity Band
Medium
Maturity Period
130-136 days
Potential Yield
11-12 t/ha
50 kg Bag Equivalent
220-240 × 50 kg
Drought Tolerance
Very good · 4 / 5
Grain / Seed Characteristics
White, semi flint
Disease / Tolerance Traits
Grey leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight and maize streak virus; very good Diplodia and Fusarium cob rot tolerance
Standability
Very good
Recommended Uses
Rainy season grain, fodder, green maize and silage
Countries
DRC
Provinces / Regions
Bas-Uélé, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, Kasaï, Kasaï-Central, Kasaï-Oriental, Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu, Nord-Ubangi, Sankuru, Sud-Kivu, Sud-Ubonga, Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Équateur
Districts / Localities
Aketi, Aru, Bandundu, Basankusu, Basoko, Beni, Boende, Bokungu, Boma, Bondo, Bongandanga, Budjala, Bukama, Bukavu, Bumba, Bunia, Businga, Buta, Butembo, Demba, Dilolo, Dungu, Faradje, Feshi, Fizi, Gbadolite, Gemena, Goma, Idiofa, Ikela, Ingende, Inongo, Isiro, Kabeya-Kamwanga, Kabinda, Kahemba, Kalemie, Kamina, Kananga, Kasongo, Katako-Kombe, Kenge, Kikwit, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kipushi, Kisangani, Kolwezi, Kongolo, Kutu, Likasi, Lisala, Lodja, Lubumbashi, Luebo, Lusambo, Mambasa, Matadi, Mbandaka, Mbanza-Ngungu, Mbuji-Mayi, Moba, Mwene-Ditu, Opala, Oshwe, Punia, Rutshuru, Shabunda, Tshikapa, Ubundu, Uvira, Watsa
Agro-ecological Zones
Zone 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5, Zone 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7, Zone 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 7, Zone 1 / 2 / 3 / 7, Zone 1 / 2 / 7, Zone 1 / 3 / 7, Zone 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7, Zone 2 / 3 / 4 / 7, Zone 2 / 3 / 7, Zone 3 / 4 / 5 / 7, Zone 4 / 5, Zone 4 / 5 / 7, Zone 4 / 5 / 7 / 8, Zone 5 / 6, Zone 5 / 6 / 7, Zone 6 / 7 / 8
Rainfall Bands
Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year, Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 1: 12 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 2: 11 rain months/year; Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 3: 10 rain months/year; Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year, Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 4: 9 rain months/year; Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year; Zone 8: 5 rain months/year, Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 6: 7 rain months/year, Zone 5: 8 rain months/year; Zone 6: 7 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year, Zone 6: 7 rain months/year; Zone 7: 6 rain months/year; Zone 8: 5 rain months/year
Planting Seasons
Summer