Maize



HIGHLAND VARIETY

VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
H614 3420 kg/acre
  •    Tolerant to blight, leaf and ear diseases and weevil attack.
H628 4140 kg/acre
  •    Producer of more than one cob.
  •    Tolerant to most leaf diseases, blight and rust.
  •    Tolerant to lodging.
H628
  •    Rainfall of between 800-1500mm
4680 kg/acre
  •    Tolerant to lodging, ear rot, rust, grey leaf spot and leaf blight

MID ALTITUDE

VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
H513 2160 kg/acre
  •    Partially tolerant to maize streak virus.
H520
  •    Matures at 120-130 days
2880 kg/acre
  •    Tolerant to leaf rust, grey leaf spot, lodging, has flint kernels and excellent husk cover.
DH04
  •    Matures at 80-120 days
2160 kg/acre
  •    Short drought tolerant, good husk cover and stand ability.

TRANSITIONAL VARIETIES

VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
H624
  •    Rainfall: 800 – 1500mm
  •    Temperature: 12 degrees Celsius – 30 degrees Celsius
2160 kg/acre
  •    Tolerant to grey leaf spot, leaf blight and rust, excellent husk cover with flint kneels.

OPEN POLLINATED VARIETIES

VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
Longe 5
  •    1000 – 1600 meters Above sea level
4-6 tons per hectare
  •    Resistant to MSV, GLS, susceptible to NLB, early maturity.
  •    Drought tolerant.
  •    High content of lysine and tryptophane.

Bush Beans



VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS MATURITY YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
NABE 4
  •    1000 – 1600 meters Above sea level
80-85 days 1.5 - 2.5 tons per hectare
  •    Resistant to BCMV, Br and anthracnose red seeded.
NABE 15
  •    1000 – 1600 meters Above sea level
70 days 1.8 – 2.0 tons per hectare
  •    Resistant to anthracnose, red seed color
NABE 16
  •    1000 – 1600 meters Above sea level
60-70 days 1.8 – 2.0 tons per hectare
  •    Marketable, suitable for all regions.
NABE 17
  •    1000 – 1600 meters Above sea level
58-78 days 2.0 – 2.5 tons per hectare
  •    Highly marketable and tasty.

Climbing Beans



VARIETY OPTIMAL CONDITIONS MATURITY YIELD CHARACTERISTICS
NABE 12C
  •    Greater than 1600 meters above sea level
90-110 days 2.3-3.0 tons per hectare
  •    Tolerant to anthracnose, root rot, CBB, rust and BCMV
NABE 26C
  •    Greater than 1600 meters above sea level
  •    High yielding, tasty, tolerant to root rot, ALS, anthracnose.

Onions



VARIETY YIELD MATURITY SPACING CHARACTERISTICS
RED PASSION F1 25 tons per acre 120 days 30x10cm
  •    Deep red hybrid onion.
  •    Very good drying and keeping quality.
  •    Tolerant to pink rot disease
  •    Produces good grade onions.
  •    Uniform maturity.
  •    Can store for up to 6 months.
RED NICE F1 25-30 ton per acre 120 days 30x10cm
  •    Well adapted.
  •    Long shelf life of up to 6 months at room temperature.
  •    Tolerant to purple blotch disease.
BOMBAY RED 7 tons per acre 105-120 days 30x10cm
  •    Widely grown.
  •    Deep red onion.
  •    Dries well.
  •    Onion bulbs are of good grade.
RED CREOLE 18 tons per acre 110-120 days 30x10cm
  •    Attractive shape red onion.
  •    Good storage qualities.
  •    Has good test.
  •    Tolerant to pink rot disease.

Carbages



VARIETY WEIGHT SPACING SEED RATE MATURITY CHARACTERISTICS
GLORIA F1 5kgs 60x60cm 100 grams per acre 80 days
  •    Very uniform growth, excellent round compact head.
QUEEN F1 4kgs 60x45cm 100 grams per acre 75-80 days
  •    Blue, green round cabbage with waxy leaves.
POLO F1 3-4kgs 60x45cm 120 grams per acre 70-75 days
  •    Tolerant to black rot.
ESCAZU F1 3-4kgs 60x45cm 120 grams per acre 90 days
  •    Observable field tolerance to black rot and diamondback moth.
  •    Uniform head formation and high yielding.
  •    Good field holding capacity.

Indegenous Vegetables



VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS
AMARANTHUS (Doodo)
  •    Highly nutritious vegetable.
  •    Easy to grow.
  •    Fast maturing, has very vigorous growth.
  •    Transports well.
  •    Quick to cook.
SPIDER PLANT (Jjobyo)
  •    Prolific yielder and long harvesting local vegetable.
  •    Requires minimal management.
  •    Gown for its leaves.
  •    Highly nutritious vegetable.
RED AMARANTHUS (Bugga)
  •    Widely adaptable vegetable.
  •    Easy to grow with minimum requirement of chemicals.
  •    Matures in 30 days after planting.
NAKATI
  •    Bush spreading, local vegetable.
  •    Highly nutritive and very adaptable to a wide range of soils.
  •    Matures in 30 days after planting.
  •    Seed rate of 500 grams per acre.
JUTE MALLOW (Mutere, Mrenda)
  •    Soft easy to cook local vegetable.
  •    Grows well in warm areas.
  •    Has medicinal and nutritional quality.
  •    Requires minimal care.

Tomatoes



VARIETY SPACING SEED RATE YIELD MATURITY CHARACTERISTICS
NEW FORTUNE MAKER F1 60x60cm 50 grams per acre 30-35 tons per acre 70-75 days from transplanting
  •    Tolerant to bacteria wilt, verticillium wilt and fasurium wilt.
IMPROVED NOUVELLE F1 60x60cm 50 grams per acre 35 tons per acre 80-85 days from transplanting
  •    Very good shelf life and transport quality.
KILELE F1 60x60cm 35 grams per acre 70-78 tons per acre 80 days from transplanting
  •    Over 21 days shelf life.
  •    Disease tolerance: bacterial wilt.
RIO GRANDE 60x45cm 100 grams per acre 15-17 tons per acre 75 days from transplanting
  •    Determine open pollinated variety.
  •    Excellent keeping quality.
  •    Firm elongated fruits with excellent transport qualities.
  •    Tolerance to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt and tomato leaf curl.

Water Melon



VARIETY WEIGHT YIELD MATURITY SPACING SEED RATE CHARACTERISTICS
JULIE F1 10-12kgs 35-40 tons per acre 85 days 500 grams per acre
  •    A very popular hybrid with oblong shaped fruit.
  •    Very sweet red flesh.
  •    Tolerant to fusasium wilt and anthracnose.
SUGAR BELLE F1 8-10kgs 45-50 tons per acre 100-120 days 100x80cm 250 grams per acre
  •    Dark green, round uniform fruit.
  •    Excellent transportability due to thick fruit.
  •    High tolerance to fusasium wilt.
SUGAR BABY 5-8kgs 48-50 tons per acre 80 days 100x100cm 500 grams per acre
  •    Dark green, round watermelon.
  •    Very uniform growth.
  •    Very adoptable and grows on wide range of soils.