Oba Super-3 (Premier Seed | White Maize | 2kg) Negotiable

Oba Super-3 CROP CHARACTERISTICS AND ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION 

Hybrid Maize (Hand Planting) / Hybrid Maize (Mechanical Planting)

HYBRID INFORMATION OBA SUPER 3

Hybrid Type Single cross

Kernel ColourWhite

Kernel Type Flint

Photoperiod Neutral

Maturity date 100 – 110

Days to mid-silking 60

Adaptation Rain forest, southern & northern Guinea savannas

Plant Height (cm)190 – 200

Ear Height (cm) 85 – 95

Pest / Disease Tolerance Tolerant to the major diseases of maize, e.g., maize streak virus, downy mildew, rust, leaf blight and auricularia leaf spot

Potential Yield (tons / hectare) 7 – 8

Outstanding Characteristics High yield; more adapted to rain forest ecology; amenable to manual harvesting; has excellent husk cover which makes it less prone to ear rot.

Nutrient Content 9.28 % MC Flour; 1.55 % Ash; 4.95 % Fat; 3.25 % Sugar; 72.50 % Starch; 23.45 % Amylose; 11.36 % Protein

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