Product Characteristics Summary

• The earliest maturing and high yielding hybrid in sub-saharan Africa today. Reaches physiological maturity in <100 days at 1300 meters above sea level.
• Agronomically close to SC301 but bestows significant ultra-early maturity (<100 days).
• Has high yield potential of up to 10 t/ha at 53000 plants per ha
• Excellent heat and drought stress tolerance with an excellent drought escape characteristic as well.
• Semi-flint white maize hybrid
• Good Maize Streak Virus, Phaeosphaeria Leaf  Spot and Grey Leaf Spot disease tolerance
• Average plant height of 2.07m with a cob placement of 0.89m aiding excellent standability at population densities of up to 72 000 plants per Ha.
• Good cob rot tolerance
• Ideal for marginal areas in Zimbabwe (regions IV and V). Also adaptable for multiple plantings per year in the lowvelds (with irrigation) and for very late plantings in the highvelds.