Farmer’s Weekly – 23 August 2019

PROMOTIONALARTICLE

Themaizecultivar

KKS 8326 B originatedin

Argentina,whereit has

beenwidelyplanted.

Short,andwitha large

cob,it is filledtothetipwith

kernels,andhasoverthe

past few seasons proved to

be one of the most stable

cultivars on the market.

Thanks to its short plant,

KKS 8326 B adapts well

to no-till practices. In

Argentina, maize is planted

densely and in rows as

narrow as 45cm, achieving

up to 70 000 plants/ ha.

Thisis tokilltheweeds.

KKS 8326 B’swaterefficiency

is withouta doubtamong

thebestonthemarket.

Withitssmallplant,it can

convertthewaterthatis still

availableintograin.Thisis

done in a distinctive way:

the large cob is pollinated

up to the tip, which has a

rounded appearance.

The plant is strong and

multi-cobbed at lower plant

densities. Up to 17,8t/ha have

been harvested under pivot

irrigation in the western

production regions, with a

density of 72 000 plants/ ha.

In dryland conditions in

KwaZulu-Natal, up to 12t/ ha

have been harvested.

Because the cultivar’s

plant/grain proportion is so

favourable, many farmers

use KKS 8326 B as a feed crop

for their livestock, and when

the grain has been grazed,

it is easy to plant the next

cropthroughthestubble.

K2 wants to assist producers

during the coming season,

and has therefore decided

to offer this exceptional,

well-adapted cultivar

at a special price.

K2 sells KKS 8326 B in

co-operation with OVK.

• Visit Klein Karoo Seed
  at k2.co.za.

Well suited to no-till and with a short plant,

KKS 8326 B has over the past few seasons

proved to be one of the most stable maize

cultivars on the market in South Africa.

Argentinian maize

cultivar thrives in SA

ABOVE: Hurter van Zyl of the farm Roodekop in the Ventersdorp district. SUPPLIED

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