Product Description
- Yield potential of up to 6 to 7 tonnes per hectare at about 60,000 plants per hectare in a good season
- Reaches physiological maturity in about 135 – 140 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level.
- Commercially available in Nigeria
Product Characteristics Summary
- Lowland adapted varieties are well suited for areas with low rainfall
- Reaches physiological maturity in 90-100 days depending on altitude
- Yield high of up to 7 tonnes per hectare
- 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 response to good fertilisation
Nigeria
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Malawi
Kenya
South Africa
Tanzania
West & Central Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
