Local names Variety & description of seed Seed planting Maturity Foundation/ certified include (suitable for Northern Attainable grain yield rate period seed produced Tanzania Soya, Iringa, JESCA: Light kablanketi, 8-14 bags/acre Around Basic 960 purple, speckled 40 kg/acre combat, Kijivu, 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre 80 days Certified 1,495 (bush) punda Lyamungu 85: Rose coco, 8-14 bags/acre Around Basic 4,550 Large light red, Farm, Nyayo 40 kg/acre 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre 85 days Certified 4,645 mottled (bush) Selian 97: 8-14 bags/acre Around Basic 1,610 40 kg/acre red (bush) 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre 85 days Certified 4,310 Lyamungu 90: Rose coco, 8-14.5 bags/acre Around Basic Large dark red, Farm, Nyayo 40 kg/acre 800 kg to 1450 kg/ acre 87 days Certified 6,470 mottled (bush) Karanga, njugu 3,895 Selian 94: Pink 8-12 bags/acre Around 40 kg/acre mottled (bush) 800 kg to 1200 kg/ acre 89 days Certified 1,510 Uyole 30-40 kg/acre 5-9 bags/acre Around Njano;Yellow, Basic 500 kg to 900 kg/ acre 90 days medium sized Certified (bush) + 1 bag is 100 kilograms
Variety & description of seed (suitable for Northern Tanzania Local names include Seed planting rate Attainable grain yield Maturity period Foundation/ certified seed produced JESCA: Light purple, speckled (bush) Soya, Iringa, kablanketi, combat, Kijivu, punda 40 kg/acre 8-14 bags/acre 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre Around 80 days Basic 960 Certified 1,495 Lyamungu 85: Large light red, mottled (bush) Rose coco, Farm, Nyayo 40 kg/acre 8-14 bags/acre 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre Around 85 days Basic 4,550 Certified 4,645 Selian 97: red (bush) 40 kg/acre 8-14 bags/acre 800 kg to 1400 kg/ acre Around 85 days Basic 1,610 Certified 4,310 Lyamungu 90: Large dark red, mottled (bush) Rose coco, Farm, Nyayo 40 kg/acre 8-14.5 bags/acre 800 kg to 1450 kg/ acre Around 87 days Basic Certified 6,470 Selian 94: Pink mottled (bush) Karanga, njugu 40 kg/acre 8-12 bags/acre 800 kg to 1200 kg/ acre Around 89 days 3,895 Certified 1,510 Uyole Njano;Yellow, medium sized (bush) 30-40 kg/acre 5-9 bags/acre 500 kg to 900 kg/ acre Around 90 days Basic Certified + 1 bag is 100 kilograms