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Certified Seed Database

Certified Seed Varieties

Browse certified varieties bred for high yield, resilience and African growing conditions.

Variety range

Available varieties

61 varieties

Variety image Variety Maturity Band Maturity Period Potential Yield Drought Tolerance Grain / Seed Characteristics Best Suited To
Black Eye — 50 – 55 days 1.5 tons/ha 4/5 — —
CG7 — 130 days Up to 2.5mt 4/5 Roundish-oval shape & Tan seed colour —
IT18 — 75 days 1.2 t/ha 4/5 — —
Kilombero Rice — 130 days 36 bags/acre 4/5 Good tillering ability —
Nerica 4 Rice — 95-100 days 40 bags/acre 4/5 Long grain size Good tillering ability
NUA45 — 90 days 24 bags per Acre 2/5 — —
SC 301 Ultra early 80-90 days 6 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White semi-flint Malawi: Fast maturity (about 80 days) for short rainfall windows, with drought tolerance.
SC 303 Ultra early 90-110 days 5-6 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White, semi flint Ultra-early maturity with very good drought tolerance for low-rainfall areas.
SC 403 Very early 121-125 days 6-8 t/ha Excellent · 4/5 White dent Early-maturing with excellent to very good drought tolerance for low-rainfall areas.
SC 419 Very early 128 days Up to 14 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White, semi flint High-yielding early-maturing hybrid that adapts widely across rainfall zones.
SC 43 Very early 130-140 days 30-35 per acre Yes · 4/5 White Water Use Efficiency
SC 439 Early 90-100 days 35-40 per acre Yes · 4/5 White MNLD
Seed variety image placeholder SC 447 Very early 90-100 days 28-32 per acre Yes White Water Use Efficiency / MNLD
SC 449 Very early 90 days 8 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White semi-flint Very early maturity (about 90 days) with dry-spell recovery and drought tolerance.
SC 506 Early 127-130 days Up to 10 t/ha Very good · 4/5 Yellow dent Yellow dent option with very good drought tolerance and winter green maize potential.
SC 526 Early 85-90 days 7-8 t/ha Yes · 4/5 Yellow flint Early-maturing yellow flint maize with drought tolerance for Forest and Savanna zones.
SC 547 Early 121-128 days Up to 12 t/ha Yes · 4/5 — Earliest in the series; widely adapted.
SC 555 Early 130-137 days Up to 14 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White High yield potential with strong drought tolerance; suited to roasted and green maize.
SC 561 Early 124-131 days 10-11 t/ha Very good · 4/5 White semi-flint Excellent cob-rot tolerance with very good drought tolerance and standability.
SC 608 Medium 138-148 days Up to 15.1 t/ha Moderate · 4/5 Yellow dent High-yielding yellow dent, versatile for grain, silage, stover and winter green maize
SC 612 Medium 100 days — Yes Yellow semi-flint Provitamin A yellow maize with heat and drought tolerance and efficient water use.
SC 627 — 135 - 144 days 10 MT/ha 4/5 — —
SC 637 Medium 130-136 days 13 t/ha Good · 2/5 White, semi flint High yield potential (11-13 t/ha) with very good standability for higher-rainfall zones.
SC 647 Medium 130-136 days 11-12 t/ha Very good · 4/5 White, semi flint Medium-maturing with very good drought tolerance, standability and Diplodia tolerance across many zones.
SC 649 Medium 110 days 8-10 t/ha Yes White semi-flint Massive plant architecture suited to high-density, mechanised production, with lodging tolerance.
SC 651 Early 90 days 6-7 t/ha Yes White semi-flint Early maturity with double cobs, heat and drought tolerance and nitrogen-use efficiency.
SC 657 Medium 138-145 days Up to 16.1 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White, semi flint Medium-maturing, high-yielding option for moderate-to-high rainfall areas.
SC 659 Medium 138-149 days Up to 14.7 t/ha Moderate · 4/5 — High shelling percentage; wide regional adaptation.
SC 665 Medium 138-145 days Up to 16 t/ha Yes · 4/5 White dent Medium-maturing with excellent GLS and cob-rot tolerance.
Seed variety image placeholder SC 679 Mid / transition 128-130 days 40-45 per acre No White Nutrients Use Efficiency
SC 701 Late 148-155 days Up to 13 t/ha Good · 3/5 White dent Late-maturing white dent hybrid with high yield potential for irrigated and high-potential environments.
SC 719 Late 150-155 days Up to 20 t/ha Moderate · 3/5 White, semi dent Late-maturing, high-yielding hybrid for high-rainfall and elevated areas.
SC 727 Late 150-158 days Up to 19.9 t/ha Moderate · 2/5 Dent grain, large cob Late-maturing, high-yielding hybrid with wide regional adaptation and excellent standing ability.
SC 73 Mid / transition 120-130 days 53-58 per acre No · 4/5 White Mid Transition
SC 733 Late 145-150 days 12-14 t/ha Good · 2/5 White, semi dent Late-maturing, high-yielding with very good Diplodia and Fusarium tolerance and standability.
Seed variety image placeholder SC 741 Mid / transition 120-130 days 35-45 per acre Yes White Striga
Seed variety image placeholder SC 801 Highland 150-180 days 50-55 per acre No White Highland
Seed variety image placeholder SC 803 — — — — — —
SC Bounty — 70 to 75 days 2.5 tonnes per hectare 4/5 Red speckle Suitable for low and medium rainfall areas, or for late planting in high rainfall areas
SC Gadra — 70 to 75 days 2.5 tonnes per hectare 3/5 Grain size: Medium, Grain colour: Purple speckled Ultra-early maturing. Reaches physiological maturity in 65 to 75 days at 1,100 to 1,200 metres above sea level
SC Nduna — Medium to late maturing 10.5 tonnes per hectare 4/5 White grained. Adapted for soils with medium to high clay content.
SC Safari — 112 days 5.2 t/ha 4/5 — —
SC Saga — NA 2.5-4.5 tonnes/ha 4/5 — Good standability hence free of lodging
SC Salama — 3 to 4 months 3 to 4 mt/acre 4/5 — Tall variety with high pod clearance suitable for machine harvesting
SC Select — 135 to 140 days 10.5 tons per hectare 4/5 White grained High yielding across all agro-ecological zones.
SC Sepa — 120 to 125 days 5.5 tonnes per hectare 4/5 — Fast dry down and dries out uniformly
SC Sequel — NA NA 4/5 — —
SC Serena — 145 to 150 days 10.44 tonnes/Ha 4/5 White Grain Good milling and baking qualities with protein content ≥ 11.5% and wet gluten content ≥ 27.7%
SC Serenade — NA 4 tonnes/Ha 4/5 — —
SC Sharp — NA NA 4/5 — —
SC Shine — 140 to 145 days 10.5 tonnes per hectare 4/5 White grained Good tolerance to Leaf Rust pathotypes, Powdery mildew, and Septoria Tritici
SC Shungu — 125 and 135 days 12 tonnes per hectare 4/5 White Grain Good tolerance to Leaf Rust pathotypes, Powdery mildew, Septoria tritici and Bacterial Leaf Streak
SC Sicho — 145 to 150 days 12 tonnes per hectare 4/5 Red grained Adapted for soils with medium to high clay content
SC Sila — NA 6 t/ha 4/5 — Tolerant to most sorghum diseases.
SC SL01 — 95 days 3 – 3.5 tonnes per hectare 4/5 Bright creamy seeds with a large size Highly tolerant to rust disease (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) and other cosmopolitan foliar diseases
SC Smile — Medium Maturing Hybrid 3 to 6.5 t/ha 4/5 Brown seeded —
SC Spike — 120 days 6.5 t/ha 4/5 — —
SC Status — 120 days 6.1 tons per hectare 4/5 — Fast dry down and dries out uniformly
Seed variety image placeholder SC SZ02 — 128 days 6.0 t/ha — — —
SC Ukulinga — 85 to 90 days 2.5 tonnes per hectare 3/5 Grain size: Large, Grain colour: Red speckle Suitable for low and medium rainfall areas, or for late planting in high rainfall areas
Seed variety image placeholder SC WZ 9102 — 125-130 days 9-12 t/ha — Red grain —