Product Description
Yield potential of up to 11.4 tonnes per hectare at 55,000 – 60,000 plants per hectare in a good season
Reaches physiological maturity in less than 100 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
SC 303 is commercially available in Zambia
Product Characteristics
The earliest maturing and high yielding hybrid in Sub-Sahara Africa today. Reaches physiological maturity in less than 100 days at 1,300 metres above sea level
A white coloured, semi-flint textured grain maize hybrid
Excellent heat and drought stress tolerance with an excellent drought escape characteristic as well making it suitable for areas with short rainfall seasons such zones 1 and 2
Good Maize Streak Virus, Phaesophaeria Leaf Spot and Grey Leaf Spot disease tolerance
Average plant height of 2.07m with a cob placement of 0.89m aiding excellent stand ability at population densities of up to 72 000 plants per hectare
Good cob rot tolerance
Very good option for quick to market green mealies production
Can withstand plant populations of up to 55000 plants per ha