Product Description
Yield potential of up to 5 tonnes per hectare
Reaches physiological maturity in 130 to 135 days at 1,100 to 1,200 metres above sea level
Commercially available in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Product Characteristics
1000 gramme weight: 29 – 30 grammes
Grain size: Medium
Apex colour: Black/Purple
Grain colour: White
Amylose content: 23% (High and non-sticky)
Milling rate: 63%
Awning: Absent
Panicle type: Compact
Exertion: Good
Average Plant Height: 120 cm
Resistance to lodging: Very Good
Tillering: Good
Flag leaf angle: Erect
Basal leaf sheath colour: Light Green
Tolerance to leaf blast: Medium