It is photoperiod insensitive, and has an intermediate, hard creamy white medium- sized grain type that is highly nutritious and greatly favoured by consumers because of its excellent food quality and palatable taste. Gwiramtima (meaning eating with satisfaction in the Sena language) is especially recommended for the Shire Valley
Simayendera kusintha kwa dzuwa, ili ndi maso apakatikati oyelerapo omwe ali ndi zofunikira zambiri kuthanzi la anthu ndipo imakondedwa kwambiri ndi ogula chifukwa chakudya chake chimakhala chabwino komanso chokoma. Gwiramtima kutanthauza kuti kudya mosangalala mu chiyankhulo cha Sena ndi mbewu makamaka yovomerezeka ku chigwa cha Shire