SC 303

ULTRA EARLY MATURING VARIETY

• Semi dent
• 90 days to maturity
• 6.5 mt/ha or 130x50kg bags yield potential
• Grey Leaf Spot (GLS) tolerant
• Maize Streak Virus (MSV) tolerant
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC 403

VERY EARLY MATURING HYBRID

• White dent hybrid
• 121-125 days to maturity
• 5 mt/ha or 100 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Drought resistant
• Maize Streak and Mottle Viruses tolerant
• Outstanding yield and stability
• Slow dry down rate
• Very dense grain
• Diplodia and Fusarium Cob Rots resistant
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC 411

VERY EARLY MATURING HYBRID

• White dent hybrid
• 121-125 days to maturity
• 8 metric tonnes or 160x50kg bags yield potential
• Drought resistant
• Grey Leaf Spot (GLS), Maize Streak and Mottle Viruses (MSV) tolerant
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC 513

EARLY MATURING HYBRID

• White dent hybrid
• 127-130 days to maturity
• 8 mt/ha or 160x50kg bags yield potential
• Very good resistance to GLS
• High yield potential for its group
• Recommended plant population is 45,000 plants/ha
• Good resistance to foliar diseases
• Adaptability and good heat and drought resistant
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC525

EARLY MATURING HYBRID

• White semi dent hybrid
• 127-130 days to maturity
• 10 mt/ha or 2000x50kg bags yield potential.
• Very good tolerance to GLS, MSV, heat and drought
• Wide adaptability and stability
• Ideal complement to SC513
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC 727

LATE MATURING VARIETY

• Semi dent white hybrid
• 140-148 days to maturity
• 14 mt/ha or 280 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Full season variety
• Tolerant to most leaf diseases
• Highest yielder of all varieties
• Very good standability
• Recommended for regions II and III of Zambia

SC 506

EARLY MATURING YELLOW HYBRID

• Dent yellow hybrid
• 127-130 days to maturity
• 6 mt/ha or 120 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Excellent drought tolerance
• Good tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
• Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia

SC 602

MEDIUM MATURING YELLOW HYBRID

• Dent yellow hybrid
• 130-136 days to maturity
• 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Grey Leaf Spot tolerant
• Recommended for regions II and III of Zambia

SC 608

MEDIUM MATURING YELLOW HYBRID

• Dent yellow hybrid
• 130-136 days to maturity
• 14 mt/ha or 280 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Clean disease free cobs
• Good heat and drought resistance
• Slow grain dry down
• Can be grown under high population of up to 60,000 plants/ha due to its standability
• Produces a large and sweet green mealie
• Recommended for Region II and III of Zambia

SC 621

MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID

• White hard grained hybrid
• 130-139 days to maturity
• 9.5 mt/ha or 190 x50kg bags yield potential
• Excellent MSV tolerance
• Silks early and has long grain filling period
• Has a stable yield even under heat and stress conditions
• Moderate tolerance to GLS
• Recommended for regions I, II and III of Zambia

SC 627

MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID

• White, semi flint hybrid
• 130 - 136 days to maturity
• 10 mt/ha or 200 x50kg bags yield potential
• Tolerant to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
• Outstanding grain quality and yield stability
• Good heat and drought tolerance
• Recommended for region II of Zambia

SC 633

MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID

• White dent hybrid
• 130 - 136 days to maturity
• 12 mt/ ha or 240 x 50kg bags  yield potential
• Excellent resistance to MSV
• Good tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
• Quick dry down
• Recommended for regions II and III of Zambia

SC 647 (NEW)

MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID

• White semi flint hybrid
• 130 - 136 days to maturity
• 13 mt or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
• Good standability
• Very good tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot
• Very good tolerance to NCLS
• Excellent tolerance to cob rot
• Recommended for regions I, II and III of Zambia (all regions)

SC 555

EARLY MATURING HYBRIDS

• SC 555 is a white, hard dent maize variety which falls in the ‘early maturity’ category. Its thick ears make it an excellent choice for green mealies
• Summer grain, cattle stover, winter maize and winter silage
• For grain production, SC 555 is recommended for regions II, III and IV
• For green maize, SC 555 can be grown throughout the country

SC 657

MEDIUM MATURING YELLOW HYBRID

• White, hard dent grain textured hybrid
• Large cobs with very good shelling percentage of above 80%
• Medium to late maturing hybrid
• Plant and cob height of 2.7m and 1.1m respectively, giving an excellent
  stand ability of over 55,000 plants per hectare
• Good tolerance to leaf and cob rot diseases
• Good heat and drought tolerance
• Characteristic stay green trait
• Recommended for Seed Co Pan African zones 4, 5 and 6 (including SBU specific agro zones)

SC 733

LATE MATURING VARIETY

• Yield potential of up to 14 tonnes per hectare at about 55,000 plants per hectare in a good season
• Reaches physiological maturity in about 150 – 155 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
• Commercially available in Zambia