Product Description
- Yield potential of up to 8 to 10 tonnes per hectare at about 53 333 plants per hectare in a good season
- Reaches physiological maturity in about 110 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
- Commercially available in Nigeria
Product Characteristics Summary
- A medium maturing white three-way maize hybrid
- Reaches physiological maturity in 100-110 days depending on altitude
- Plant and a cob height of 2.6m and 1.4m
- Yield high at up to 10 tonnes per hectare
- High row number – 18 rows
- Wide regional adaptation (Northern and Southern Guinea Savanna)
- Good tolerance to foliar diseases
- Moderate tolerance to MSV – Seed treatment is recommended for off-season green mealie production
- Large cobs with semi-flint grain texture
- Can withstand plant population density of up to 53 000 plants per hectare