Malawi: SC 449 Kanyani is a very-early maize hybrid maturing in approximately 90 days. It produces white, semi-flint grain and yields about 8 tonnes per hectare, equivalent to approximately 160 × 50 kg bags. It has tolerance to GLS, NCLB and MSV. Uses include summer grain, dry-spell recovery and winter green mealie. It is matched to Zones 2, 3 and 4.
Maize, Very Early Maturing Hybrids
SC 449
Very early maturity (about 90 days) with dry-spell recovery and drought tolerance.
Product Overview
About SC 449
Why choose this variety?
Very early maturity (about 90 days) with dry-spell recovery and drought tolerance.
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Technical profile
Variety specifications
- Local / Commercial Name
- Kanyani
- Maturity Band
- Very early
- Maturity Period
- 90 days
- Potential Yield
- 8 t/ha
- 50 kg Bag Equivalent
- 160 × 50 kg
- Drought Tolerance
- Grain / Seed Characteristics
- White semi-flint
- Disease / Tolerance Traits
- GLS and NCLB
- Recommended Uses
- Summer/winter grain & green mealie
- Countries
- Malawi
- Provinces / Regions
- Central, Northern, Southern
- Districts / Localities
- Balaka, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntcheu, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba
- Agro-ecological Zones
- Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4
- Rainfall Bands
- 250-500 mm, 500-800 mm, 750-1,200 mm
- Planting Seasons
- Summer, Winter