Product Description
- 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 128 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level.
- SC 419 is commercially available in Zambia
Product Characteristics Summary
- Yield high of up to 13.7t tonnes per hectare (ART FARM 2017/18)
- White, hard dent maize hybrid with large cobs in maturity class
- High shelling percentage of over 80%
- A very early maturing hybrid. Reaches physiological maturity in 120-130 days depending on altitude
- Plant and cob height of 2.6m and 1.6m respectively
- Ideal for maize/wheat rotations
- Wide regional adaptation
- Outstanding cob disease tolerance
- Strong stay green characteristic
- Fast grain dry down rate
- Good standing ability. Can withstand plant population density of up to 65 000 plants per hectare
Zimbabwe
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
South Africa
West & Central Africa
Zambia
