Product Description
Yield potential of up to 20 tonnes per hectare from about 55,000 plants per hectare in a good season
Reaches physiological maturity in about 148 – 155 days at 1,100 to 1,300 metres above sea level
Commercially available in Malawi, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Product Characteristics
White, dent grain textured maize hybrid with long cobs
High shelling percentage of over 85%
Late maturing hybrid
Plant and cob height of 3.2m and 1.9m respectively
Wide regional adaptation
Excellent for silage
Suitable for green mealies
Excellent standing ability; can withstand plant population density of up to 55,000 plants per hectare