SC 303
ULTRA EARLY MATURING VARIETY
- Semi dent
- 90 days to maturity
- 6.5 mt/ha or 130x50kg bags yield potential
- Grey Leaf Spot (GLS) tolerant
- Maize Streak Virus (MSV) tolerant
- Recommended for regions I and II of Zambia
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Zone 2a
Zone 2a : Maize
Varieties for Irrigated Land
16SC 403
VERY EARLY MATURING HYBRID
- White dent hybrid
- 121-125 days to maturity
- 5 mt/ha or 100 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Drought resistant
- Maize Streak and Mottle Viruses tolerant
- Outstanding yield and stability
- Slow dry down rate
- Very dense grain
- Diplodia and Fusarium Cob Rots resistant
SC 411
- 8 metric tonnes or 160x50kg bags yield potential
- Grey Leaf Spot (GLS), Maize Streak and Mottle Viruses (MSV) tolerant
SC 513
EARLY MATURING HYBRID
- 127-130 days to maturity
- 8 mt/ha or 160x50kg bags yield potential
- Very good resistance to GLS
- High yield potential for its group
- Recommended plant population is 45,000 plants/ha
- Good resistance to foliar diseases
- Adaptability and good heat and drought resistant
SC525
- White semi dent hybrid
- 10 mt/ha or 2000x50kg bags yield potential.
- Very good tolerance to GLS, MSV, heat and drought
- Wide adaptability and stability
- Ideal complement to SC513
SC 727
LATE MATURING VARIETY
- Semi dent white hybrid
- 140-148 days to maturity
- 14 mt/ha or 280 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Full season variety
- Tolerant to most leaf diseases
- Highest yielder of all varieties
- Very good standability
- Recommended for regions II and III of Zambia
SC 506
EARLY MATURING YELLOW HYBRID
- Dent yellow hybrid
- 6 mt/ha or 120 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Excellent drought tolerance
- Good tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
SC 602
MEDIUM MATURING YELLOW HYBRID
- 130-136 days to maturity
- 13 mt/ha or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Grey Leaf Spot tolerant
SC 608
- Clean disease free cobs
- Good heat and drought resistance
- Slow grain dry down
- Can be grown under high population of up to 60,000 plants/ha due to its standability
- Produces a large and sweet green mealie
- Recommended for Region II and III of Zambia
SC 621
MEDIUM MATURING HYBRID
- White hard grained hybrid
- 130-139 days to maturity
- 9.5 mt/ha or 190 x50kg bags yield potential
- Excellent MSV tolerance
- Silks early and has long grain filling period
- Has a stable yield even under heat and stress conditions
- Moderate tolerance to GLS
- Recommended for regions I, II and III of Zambia
SC 627
- White, semi flint hybrid
- 130 - 136 days to maturity
- 10 mt/ha or 200 x50kg bags yield potential
- Tolerant to Grey Leaf Spot (GLS)
- Outstanding grain quality and yield stability
- Good heat and drought tolerance
- Recommended for region II of Zambia
SC 633
- 12 mt/ ha or 240 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Excellent resistance to MSV
- Quick dry down
SC 647 (NEW)
- White semi flint hybrid
- 13 mt or 260 x 50kg bags yield potential
- Good standability
- Very good tolerance to Grey Leaf Spot
- Very good tolerance to NCLS
- Excellent tolerance to cob rot
- Recommended for regions I, II and III of Zambia (all regions)
SC 555
EARLY MATURING HYBRIDS
- SC 555 is a white, hard dent maize variety which falls in the ‘early maturity’ category. Its thick ears make it an excellent choice for green mealies
- Summer grain, cattle stover, winter maize and winter silage
- For grain production, SC 555 is recommended for regions II, III and IV
- For green maize, SC 555 can be grown throughout the country
SC 657
- White, hard dent grain textured hybrid
- Large cobs with very good shelling percentage of above 80%
- Medium to late maturing hybrid
- Plant and cob height of 2.7m and 1.1m respectively, giving an excellent stand ability of over 55,000 plants per hectare
- Good tolerance to leaf and cob rot diseases
- Characteristic stay green trait
- Recommended for Seed Co Pan African zones 4, 5 and 6 (including SBU specific agro zones)
SC 733
- 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 150 – 155 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
- Commercially available in Zambia
Varieties for Dry Land
6- 127 - 130 days to maturity
- Recommended plant population is 45,000/ha
- 140 - 148 days to maturity
- 130 - 139 days to maturity
- 9.5 mt/ha or 190x50kg bags yield potential
- Characteristic stay green trait.
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