White & Yellow Maize Seeds

Pioneer Maize
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Maize Seeds

Our White & Yellow Maize seeds are designed with farmers in mind. We ensure and average to good standability within both of our yellow maize and white maize product offering. For more information refer to the table below.

PHB 30B50 Early to Medium maturing

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The only yellow maize hybrid for grain and animal feed. Matures at about 130 DAP* suitable for regions I and II.

P30B50 benefits and features

  • Good grain and Silage Yield

  • Large cobs with big deep grains

  • Early – medium maturity

  • Slower leaf drying (staygreen)

  • Can withstand plant population of up to 65,000 plants/ha.

P2809W Early maturing

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A reliable early maturing high yielding hybrid with good grain quality. Matures at 12 8 DAP * and suitable for regions I and II.

P2809W benefits and features

  • Very good grain quality – Hard flint grain giving good poundability, storability (doesn’t weevil easily)

  • Hybrid has higher 1000 kernel weight

  • Early maturity takes 50-56 days to flower and gets to harvesting moisture much earlier. It performs well in medium dry AOAs**

  • Slower leaf drying (staygreen) ensures maximum starch formation

  • Good husk cover which protects cobs from external pests and cob rots.

  • Yield potential - 8-9mt/ha

  • Plant population of up to 55,000 plants/ha.

P2848W Early maturing

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A reliable early maturing high yielding hybrid with good standability and good drought tolerance. Suitable for regions I and II.

P2848W benefits and features

  • Higher yield for its maturity category - 10 mt/ha

  • Early maturity: It takes about 50-56 days to flower

  • Slower leaf drying (staygreen) ensures maximum starch formation

  • Good Standability: It has strong roots that ensures the crop stands through to harvest time.

  • Lower cob placement of about 1 m from the ground ensures plant stability and easy hand and combine harvesting.

  • Plant population of up to 60,000 plants/ha.

P3506W Early to Medium maturing

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An early to medium maturing high yielding hybrid with large grain s and excellent yield. Matures at about 13 5 DAP * and suitable for region s I and II.

P3506W benefits and features

  • Very good yield: Farmers can achieve about 11 mt/ha

  • Large long cobs with deep grains that have high 1000 kernel weight

  • Early to medium: The hybrid is suitable for dry medium AOAs**

  • Good husk cover: Protects cobs from external pests and cob rots

  • Upright leaf orientation allows the hybrid to be planted at a high population of up to 60,000 plants/ha.

P3812W KAIMBI

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Good disease e tolerance and excellent grain quality. Medium altitude hybrid for high yields. A medium hybrid of 135-14 5 days to maturity.

P3812W benefits and features

  • Very good grain quality for good poundability and does not easily get attacked by grain pests

  • High kernel weight, makes it a high yielding hybrid especially under good management in high rainfall areas and also under irrigation

  • Good tolerance to foliar and cob diseases, thus reducing need for foliar sprays.

  • Yield potential - up to 12mt/ha

  • Plant population of up to 55,000 plants/ha.

PHB 30G19 NKHOSI Medium maturing

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Named Nkhosi for it's yielding prowess, the large cobs and excellent yield performance under drought conditions gives confidence for success

PHB 30G19 benefits and features

  • Drought tolerant hybrid which enables it to perform well in many environments including rainfall stress areas

  • Large cobs with more kernel rows per cob

  • Consistent across environments

  • Very good husk cover which protects cobs from external pests and cob rots

  • Good grain quality for good poundability and storability (doesn’t easily get weeviled in the field)

  • Good taste and popular for white green mealies.

  • Yield potential - up to 12mt/ha

  • Plant population of up to 55,000 plants/ha.