Product Description
Yield potential of up to 2.5 tonnes per hectare
Speckled
Reaches physiological maturity in less than 70 to 75 days at 1,100 to 1,200 metres above sea level
Licenced and commercially available in Malawi, Zimbabwe
Product Characteristics
Grain size: Medium
Grain color: Red speckle
Days to flowering: 29 – 32 days
Flower color: Purple
Days to pod shattering: 15 days
Average Plant Height: 50 cm
Pod clearance: 10cm
Growth habit: Determinate and upright
Harvestability: Suitable for both machine and hand harvesting
Seeding rate: 110kg/ha (Plant population of 400,000 plants/hectare)
Suitable for low and medium rainfall areas, or for late planting in high rainfall areas