Region 3: Above 1000mm of rainfall annually and growing season ranges from 120-150 days. It is characterised by extreme acidity, Al toxicity
Irrigated: SC 555, SC 602, SC 621, SC 637, SC 657, SC 701, SC 709, SC 719, SC 727, SC 733
Dry Land: SC 555, SC 602, SC 608, SC 621, SC 637, SC 647, SC 657, SC 709, SC 719, SC 727, SC 733
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
SC 709
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- White dent hybrid
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
- High yielding
- Recommended for region III of Zambia
SC 719
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- Semi dent white hybrid
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 14 mt/ ha or 280 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Tolerant to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
- Tolerant to MSV
- Resistant to Northern Corn Leaf Spot (NCLS)
- Drought stress resistant
- Resistant to stalk and root lodging
- Recommended for region III of Zambia and irrigation
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 701
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- White dent hybrid
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Good standability
- Good heat and drought tolerance
- Good tolerance to MSV
- Good for green mealie and roasting
- Recommended for region III 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 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 II of Zambia
SC 637
MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID
- White semi flint hybrid
- 130 - 136 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Low risk of lodging
- Very good disease tolerance to Maize Streak Virus (MSV)
- Highly adaptable across all regions I, II and III of Zambia
SC 657
MEDIUM MATURING 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 555
EARLY MATURING HYBRID
- 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 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
SC 709
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- White dent hybrid
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
- High yielding
- Recommended for region III of Zambia
SC 719
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- Semi dent white hybrid
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 14 mt/ ha or 280 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Tolerant to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
- Tolerant to MSV
- Resistant to Northern Corn Leaf Spot (NCLS)
- Drought stress resistant
- Resistant to stalk and root lodging
- Recommended for region III of Zambia and irrigation
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
MEDIUM MATURING 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 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 regions 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 637
MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID
- White semi flint hybrid
- 130 - 136 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Low risk of lodging
- Very good disease tolerance to Maize Streak Virus (MSV)
- Highly adaptable across all regions I, 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 region I, II and III of Zambia (all regions)
SC 701
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- White dent hybrid
- 140-148 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Good standability
- Good heat and drought tolerance
- Good tolerance to MSV
- Good for green mealie and roasting
- Recommended for region III of Zambia
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
Zambia
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
West & Central Africa
South Africa
