Product Description
- Yield potential of up to 16 tons per hectare at about 55,000 plants per hectare in a good season
- Reaches physiological maturity in about 138- 145 days at 1,100 to 1,300 meters
Product Characteristics Summary
- Very high yields of up to 16.1 tonnes per hectare (ART FARM 2016/17)
- White, hard dent grain texture hybrid
- Large cobs with very good shelling percentage of above 80%
- Medium to late maturing hybrid, reaching physiological maturity in 138-145 days between altitudes of 1100 and 1300 meters above sea level
- Plant and cob height of 2.7m and 1.1m respectively, giving an excellent stand ability for 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 SeedCo Pan African zones 4, 5 and 6 (include SBU specific agro zones)
Zimbabwe
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
South Africa
West & Central Africa
Zambia
