• extra early maturing - 6-8 months
• early maturing - 8-10 months
• medium maturing - 10-14 months
• late maturing - 15-18 months
CHICKPEA
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
CLIMBING BEANS
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
COMMON BEANS
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
COWPEA
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
DOLICHOS BEANS
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
FINGER MILLET
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-6 months
• late maturing - 6-7 months
IRISH POTATO
• extra early maturing - 2-3 months
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-5 months
MAIZE
• extra early maturing - 2-3 months
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-5 months
• Late maturing - 6 months and above
MUNG BEANS / GREENGRAMS
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• Medium maturing - 3-4 months
PEARL MILLET
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-6 months
• late maturing - 6-7 months
PIGEON PEA
• extra early maturing - 2-3 months
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-6 months
• late maturing - 6-8 months
RICE
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 3-4 months
• late maturing - 4-5 months
SORGHUM
• early maturing - 2-3 months
• medium maturing - 4-5 months
• late maturing - 6-8 months
SOYA BEANS
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-6 months
SWEET POTATO
• early maturing - 3-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-5 months
• late maturing - 5-7 months
WHEAT
• early maturing - 2-4 months
• medium maturing - 4-5 months
SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES & CHARACTERISTICS
DROUGHT TOLERANT - The variety will perform better under drought conditions than non-drought tolerant varieties, and may perform similarly under non-drought conditions to other varieties suited to the agroecology. This label does not, however, mean that the variety will perform under extreme drought conditions.
DISEASE TOLERANT / RESISTANT - Disease tolerant means that the variety may catch the target disease but can tolerate its presence and will still produce yield. Disease resistant means the variety will not get the target disease beyond minor or non-harmful levels, or late in the season when the potential for yield loss is low.
STORAGE AND FIELD PEST RESISTANT - The variety exhibits a higher than normal level of resistance to storage and field pests. Complete resistance is rare, however.
CONSUMER PREFERENCES - The variety has been bred to ensure that certain consumer preferences are present. They may include poundability, shorter cooking time, taste, aroma, or other attributes.
SEASONS / RAINS
SHORT – Variety is good for short rains season (commencing approximately in November)
LONG – Variety is good for the long rains season (commencing approximately in March)
BOTH – Variety is good for both short and long rains seasons
CONTACT US
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ABOUT MBEGUCHOICE
MbeguChoice is the result of collaboration between the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Kenya’s crop seed companies, Agri Experience, Ltd., and Kenya Markets Trust.
MbeguChoice was developed to:
• Help Kenyan farmers, extension workers and agrodealers better understand available seed varieties
• Help ensure that farmers are planting the crop varieties best suited to their areas, that is, ensuring that seed is suitable and not “out of position”
• Showcase the excellent new varieties available on the market, including the special attributes of the crop varieties, and
• Improve yields on Kenya’s farms
If you want even greater search information and functionality, visit the SeedWorks tab on our sister site at www.seedsectorplatformkenya.com.
We welcome suggestions, additions and corrections. We regularly update the database behind MbeguChoice.
