SC 555 – Mbidzi. SC 555 Mbidzi is an early maize hybrid maturing in approximately 115 days. It produces white, hard dent grain and has a yield potential of 10 tonnes per hectare, equivalent to approximately 200 × 50 kg bags. It has tolerance to GLS, NCLB and MSV. Uses include summer grain, cattle stover, green maize and winter green mealie .
Maize
SC 555 – Mbidzi
Early drought-tolerant maize hybrid for Malawi.
Product Overview
About SC 555 – Mbidzi
Why choose this variety?
Early drought-tolerant maize hybrid for Malawi.
Technical profile
Variety specifications
- Local / Commercial Name
- Mbidzi
- Maturity Band
- Early
- Maturity Period
- 115 days
- Potential Yield
- 10 t/ha
- 50 kg Bag Equivalent
- 200 × 50 kg
- Drought Tolerance
- Yes
- Grain / Seed Characteristics
- White dent
- Disease / Tolerance Traits
- GLS, NCLB, MSV
- Recommended Uses
- Summer/winter grain & green mealie
- Country
- Malawi
- Regions / Provinces
- Central — Malawi, Northern — Malawi, Southern — Malawi
- Districts / Localities
- Balaka — Southern, Malawi, Blantyre — Southern, Malawi, Chikwawa — Southern, Malawi, Chiradzulu — Southern, Malawi, Chitipa — Northern, Malawi, Dedza — Central, Malawi, Dowa — Central, Malawi, Karonga — Northern, Malawi, Kasungu — Central, Malawi, Likoma — Central, Malawi, Lilongwe — Central, Malawi, Machinga — Southern, Malawi, Mangochi — Southern, Malawi, Mchinji — Central, Malawi, Mulanje — Southern, Malawi, Mwanza — Southern, Malawi, Mzimba — Northern, Malawi, Neno — Southern, Malawi, Nkhata Bay — Northern, Malawi, Nkhotakota — Central, Malawi, Nsanje — Southern, Malawi, Ntcheu — Central, Malawi, Phalombe — Southern, Malawi, Rumphi — Northern, Malawi, Salima — Central, Malawi, Thyolo — Southern, Malawi, Zomba — Southern, Malawi
- Agro-ecological Zones
- Zone 2 — Malawi, Zone 3 — Malawi, Zone 4 — Malawi
- Rainfall Bands
- 250-500 mm — Malawi, 500-800 mm — Malawi, 750-1,200 mm — Malawi
- Drought Tolerance Rating