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