Product Characteristics

• High irrigated farming with yield potential of up to 11 – 13 tonnes per hectare
• Three yield components: high shelling out %, high row number (16 – 18 under good environments) and long cobs (up to 31.5cm and up to 900 kernels per cob)
• White, semi flint textured grain
• Medium maturing hybrid
• Mild tolerance to heat and drought stress
• Good tolerance to Maize Streak, Chlorotic Mottle Virus, Grey Leaf Spot, Northern Corn Leaf Spot and Common Rust
• Good cob rot disease tolerance
• Plant height of 2.7m with cob placement of 1.5m, aiding good stand ability of up to 60,000 plants per hectare
• Excellent tip cover and farmers’ choice for green mealie production
• Recommended for zones 4, 5 and 6 (including SBU specific agro zones)