What is a Yellow Maize Seed?
Yellow Maize Seed Suppliers In South Africa
Capstone Seeds
Address: 52 Main Rd, Howick, 3290, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ and close at 5 pm
Phone: +27 33 330 4474
Limagrain Zaad South Africa
Address: Unnamed Rd, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ and close at 5 pm
Phone: +27 79 079 5994
Pannar Seed
Address: 9th Street, Bredell, Kempton Park, 1619, South Africa
Hours: Open now
Phone: +27 11 748 3500
Northern Seed Productions
Address: 8 2nd St, Trim Park, Mokopane, 0738, South Africa
Phone: +27 15 491 7808
How long does yellow maize take to mature?
Medium maturing (110-115 days to maturity), yellow hybrid, suitable for northern Savanah and highlands regions of the west and central African regions.
Plants with significant vegetation, very good standability, and good for fresh maize used for roasting and boiling maize, and for fodder as a silage crop.
Is yellow maize better than white maize?
Nutritional value: Yellow corn contains slightly more nutritional value than white corn because the pigment that makes corn yellow, beta carotene, turns into vitamin A when digested.
Yellow corn is also a good source of lutein. Sweetness: The variety of corn determines its flavor profile, not the color of the kernels.
Is yellow maize good for chickens?
Yellow maize provides carotene and xanthophyll pigments for the coloration of egg yolk, poultry fat, and skin when it is used at 30% and above in the diet.
Maize is an excellent source of linoleic acid which contributes to egg size, and maize protein is mainly deficient in tryptophan and lysine.
How much is a ton of maize in South Africa?
On average, during the first quarter of 2023, the spot price for a ton of yellow maize was R4 424, representing a 12.04% rise when
compared to the same period the previous year, but 10.98% lower when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.