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 148 – 155 days at 1,100 to 1,300 meters above sea level.
  • Commercially available in Malawi, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Product Characteristics Summary

  • A late maturing white maize hybrid
  • Yield high of up to 16.1 tonnes per hectare (MVURWI 2011/12)
  • White, semi-flint textured grain hybrid with long cobs with closed tips
  • High shelling percentage of over 85%
  • A late maturing hybrid. Reaches physiological maturity in 145 – 158 days depending on altitude
  • Plant and cob height of 3.0m and 1.8m respectively
  • Wide regional adaptation. Recommended for SeedCo Pan African zones 5, 6 and 7 or irrigated lands
  • Very good foliar disease tolerances
  • Excellent tolerance to drought
  • Excellent for silage
  • Suitable for green mealies
  • Excellent standing ability. Can withstand plant population density of up to 55 000 plants per hectare