Product Description
Yield potential of up to 12 tonnes per hectare from about 55,000 plants per hectare in a good season
Reaches physiological maturity in about 135 – 140 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
Commercially available in Zambia
Product Characteristics
Yellow, semi dent textured grain
Farmer’s choice for livestock feeds (including maize silage) and green mealie production as well as yellow grain
Good heat and drought tolerance aiding wide adaptation
Good tolerance to leaf diseases with moderate tolerance to MSV
Good tolerance to cob rot disease
Very good stand ability with plant populations of up to 55,000 per hectare
Excellent option for green mealies and silage crops
Recommended for zones 4, 5 & 6 and irrigated lands (agro-ecological zones 2 and 3 of Zambia)