US KEP | Medium Maturity (5)** | White Maize 10 Kg

Flowering time

Ready for silage harvesting

Physiological maturity

Plant height

Cobs per plant

Standing ability (Good=0, Weak=5)

Tillers per plant

65 - 72 Days

100 - 110 Days

125 - 135 Days

1.95 - 2.25 m

1 - 2

1.5

Mediun

Disease tolerance - (Good=0, Susceptible=5)

- Streak Virus

- White & Brown Rust

- Fusarium

- Grey Leaf Spot

- Diplodia

- Northern Leaf Blight

2.5

20

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Drought tolerance

Heat tolerance

Good

Good

Kernel properties

- Size

- Form

- Hardness

- Drying off

Medium

Dent

Hard

Medium

Plants Per Hectare

- Dryland (450mm - 750 mm)

- High rainfall (750mm - 1200mm)

- Irrigation (>1200mm)

15 000 - 25 000

25 000 - 40 000

40 000 - 50 000

Pollenation period

Adapted Areas

All Regions

10 - 12 Days

Low  rainfall