Product Description
- Yield potential of up to 8 to 9 tonnes per hectare at about 53,000 plants per hectare in a good season
- Reaches physiological maturity in about 100-110 days
- Commercially available in Nigeria
Product Characteristics Summary
- Lowland adapted variety and well suited for areas with low rainfall
- Reaches physiological maturity in 90-100 days depending on altitude
- High yields of up to 9 tonnes
- Drought and striga tolerance
- Wide regional adaptation
- Good tolerance to foliar diseases
- Moderate tolerance to MSV – Seed treatment is recommended for off-season green mealie production
- Grain size is intermediate and semi flint
- Can withstand plant population density of up to 53 000 plants per hectare
- N-Use efficient and responds to good fertilisation
Nigeria
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Malawi
Kenya
South Africa
Tanzania
West & Central Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
