ADC SEED KH600-23A

This is a top cross maize hybrid, processed and marketed by ADC through retail and wholesale channels. The product is a white semi flint maize and takes 5 months to maturity . The seed is fully certified by Kenya plant health inspectorate service (KEPHIS)
The 6 series product is available in bags of 2kgs, 5kgs, 10kgs, and 25kgs.

 

Characteristics

• Top cross maize hybrid
• White semi flint grain
• Takes 140-175 days to mature (5 months)
• Out yields popular varieties. Yield range of 9.5 to 15.1ton/ha ( 43-68 bags /acre)
• Weighty grains
• Very sweet when roasted
• Good husk cover
• Minimal root and stalk lodging
• Resistance to Greenleaf spot, leaf rust and wide variety of maize diseases

Advantages

• Resistance to rust
• Resistance to leaf blight
• Resistance to grey leaf spot
• Reduce lodging both root and stalk
• Out yields other popular varieties by 43.3%

Suitable Areas for growing

1.Trans Nzoia

2.Bungoma

3.Uasin Gishu

4.Nandi

5.Elgeyo Marakwet

6.Nakuru

7.Narok

8.Bomet

9.Kericho

10.Kisii

11.Nyeri

12.Meru

13.Laikipia

14.Kakamega

15.Vihiga

16.Taita Taveta