Product Description
Yield potential of up to 16 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 and Zimbabwe
Product Characteristics
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
Good heat and drought tolerance
Characteristic stay green trait
Recommended for Seed Co Pan African zones 4, 5 and 6 (including SBU specific agro zones)