Best and super Corn /Maize varieties to grow in your Zone

Different varieties of maize are suitable for various altitudes, ensuring successful cultivation in different regions.

High altitude maize varieties:

H6213 and H629: These varieties produce two cobs per stalk and are ideal for high altitude areas. H6213 matures earlier and has a thick green color.
H628: This double-cobbed variety is tall and green, making it suitable for farmers interested in selling silage. It yields approximately 46 bags of 90 kg per acre.
H614: Known for its sweetness, H614 is versatile and suitable for flour, roasted maize, and green maize. It matures in six months and yields around 32 bags of 90 kg per acre.

Medium altitude maize varieties:

H624: Taking five months to mature, H624 produces approximately 32 bags of 90 kg per acre.
H519: This variety matures in 100 to 120 days and is suitable for maize flour, green maize, and silage.
H516: Maturing faster than H519, H516 yields about 28 bags of 90 kg per acre.
H513: This variety matures within 100 days and yields around 24 bags of 90 kg per acre.

Low altitude maize varieties:

DH08: A new release known as “katumani,” DH08 performs well with minimum rainfall and produces approximately 24 bags of 90 kg per acre.
H6506: With a thick stem and leaf arrangement, H6506 is excellent for silage production, providing a significant forage yield.
DHO4: Thriving in low water/rainfall conditions, DHO4 produces around 24 bags of 90 kg per acre.

Choosing the appropriate maize variety for each altitude ensures better adaptability and successful harvests in specific regions.

Sequence from	Sequence to	Description
00:00	01:28	Introduction.
01:29	02:23	There are maize varieties for high, medium, and low altitude. The H6218 variety is a high altitude variety that takes approximately six and a half months on the farm and produces on average 56 bags of 90kgs per acre with good farm management.
02:24	03:04	The seed rate for the H6218 is 10 kilograms per acre with a spacing of 75cm between row and row and 25 cm between column and column. The H6218 variety also has a high disease resistance.
03:05	04:21	Another variety for high altitude areas is the H6213 whose difference with the H6218 is that it matures earlier and has a thick green color. It is very good for silage and has a very strong root system, thus being able to hold the maize firmly.
04:22	05:43	The tonnage for the H6213 is a bit lower than that of H6218, 52bags of 90kg per an acre. Another high altitude maize variety is the H629 that produces two cobs per stalk and matures earlier than H6213.
05:44	06:57	The tonnage of the H629 is approximately 48 bags of 90kg bags per acre. Another high altitude variety is the H628 which is a double cobbed variety that is great for those farmers who want to sell silage as it is pretty tall and green; its tonnage is 46 bags of 90 Kgs.
06:58	07:55	Another variety is the H614 that is very sweet and good for flour, roasted maize, and green maize. Its period for maturity is six months and will give you approximately 32 bags of 90 Kgs.
07:56	09:15	Under the medium altitude varieties there is the H624 variety that takes five months to mature, and produce a tonnage of approximately 32 bags of 90kgs per acre. H519 is also a medium altitude variety that takes almost 100 to 120 days too to mature, very good for maize flour, green maize and silage.
09:16	10:14	Another medium altitude variety is the H516 which matures faster than H519 and produces a yield of 28 bags of 90kgs per acre. The other medium altitude variety is H513 which matures within 100 days and produce a tonnage of 24 bags of 90kgs per acre.
10:15	11:33	For the low altitude areas there is the DH08 which is a 'katumani' new release and does well with minimum rainfall and produces approximately 24 bags of 90kgs per acre. Another low altitude variety is the H6506 which is very good for silage because of its thick stem and leaf arrangement which also mean that it will give you a big forage.
11:34	12:30	Another lowland variety is the DHO4 that also does very well with minimum water/rainfall. It approximately gives a produce 24 bags of 90kgs.

Sequence from

Sequence to

Description

00:00

01:28

Introduction.

01:29

02:23

There are maize varieties for high, medium, and low altitude. The H6218 variety is a high altitude variety that takes approximately six and a half months on the farm and produces on average 56 bags of 90kgs per acre with good farm management.

02:24

03:04

The seed rate for the H6218 is 10 kilograms per acre with a spacing of 75cm between row and row and 25 cm between column and column. The H6218 variety also has a high disease resistance.

03:05

04:21

Another variety for high altitude areas is the H6213 whose difference with the H6218 is that it matures earlier and has a thick green color. It is very good for silage and has a very strong root system, thus being able to hold the maize firmly.

04:22

05:43

The tonnage for the H6213 is a bit lower than that of H6218, 52bags of 90kg per an acre. Another high altitude maize variety is the H629 that produces two cobs per stalk and matures earlier than H6213.

05:44

06:57

The tonnage of the H629 is approximately 48 bags of 90kg bags per acre. Another high altitude variety is the H628 which is a double cobbed variety that is great for those farmers who want to sell silage as it is pretty tall and green; its tonnage is 46 bags of 90 Kgs.

06:58

07:55

Another variety is the H614 that is very sweet and good for flour, roasted maize, and green maize. Its period for maturity is six months and will give you approximately 32 bags of 90 Kgs.

07:56

09:15

Under the medium altitude varieties there is the H624 variety that takes five months to mature, and produce a tonnage of approximately 32 bags of 90kgs per acre. H519 is also a medium altitude variety that takes almost 100 to 120 days too to mature, very good for maize flour, green maize and silage.

09:16

10:14

Another medium altitude variety is the H516 which matures faster than H519 and produces a yield of 28 bags of 90kgs per acre. The other medium altitude variety is H513 which matures within 100 days and produce a tonnage of 24 bags of 90kgs per acre.

10:15

11:33

For the low altitude areas there is the DH08 which is a 'katumani' new release and does well with minimum rainfall and produces approximately 24 bags of 90kgs per acre. Another low altitude variety is the H6506 which is very good for silage because of its thick stem and leaf arrangement which also mean that it will give you a big forage.

11:34

12:30

Another lowland variety is the DHO4 that also does very well with minimum water/rainfall. It approximately gives a produce 24 bags of 90kgs.

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