Characteristic
- 110 120 days after planting for low elevation, warm area. Maturity may delay in high elevation or cold area.
- Plant Height: 240-250 cm
- Yield Potential: 9,000 11,000 Kg/Ha (from trial plots)
Key Strengths
- High yield, small cob, high shelling percentage
- Very good stalk, able to stand more than 5 months
- Good grain quality
- Good tolerance for Downy mildew
- Good tolerance for Diplodia ear rot
Management tips
- Plant spacing 75 x 20 25 cm.
- Planting rate 1 seed/hole, or 16 18 kg/Ha.
- Best for loam sandy loam soil
- Minimum Soil Nutrient Requirement;
+ Basal: N = 72 kg/ha, P= 24 kg/ha., K=24 kg/ha.
+ Top Dress: N = 24 kg/ha