Product Description
- Yield potential of up to 16 tonnes per hectare from about 60,000 plants per hectare in a good season
- Reaches physiological maturity from about 130 – 140 days at 1,100 to 1,300 meters above sea level
- Commercially available in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya
Product Characteristics
- Three yield components: high shelling out percentage, 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 hybrid
- 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)
Zambia
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
West & Central Africa
South Africa
