Our dedicated team worked day after day preparing the seed plots for our range of varieties. Prepping the soil, irrigation and disease control all in order for you, our farmers to come and enjoy our varieties first hand.
Due to the unexpected COVID-19 virus, Nampo has been postponed to August 2020. We did not want all our efforts to be in vain, so we have decided to share all we have done.
Please browse through our varieties below. We have Maize, Pasture and Forage, Sunflower, New Hybrid Sorghum and various Summer Crops and Cover Crops.
Breeding for climate change, the environment and the farmer.
CAP 9006 QPM
HIGHLY ADAPTABLE YELLOW HYBRID MAIZE
CAP 9006Q is a quality protein, yellow maize hybrid. It is used primarily as a silage hybrid, with deep yellow kernels. It has excellent disease tolerance to both cob rot and various leaf diseases. This variety has approximately 75 days till it is at 50% flower and approximately 130 days till maturity. The plant reaches a height of 150cm with excellent stand-ability. This will vary from area to area depending on heat units. Yields of 9mt are achievable in high potential regions.
This will be an ideal variety for poultry and pig farmers who would like to use the QPM as grain for animal feed. To read more about the advantages of QPM, click here!
This variety is also suitable for pigeon feed - speak to your rep!
CAP 9-522
YELLOW HYBRID MAIZE
CAP9-522 is a medium maturity, prolific hybrid. This hybrid has long cylindrical cobs with a semi dent grain. The hybrid has large plants. CAP9-522 can give high grain yields of up to 15mt/ ha when planted under high
population density of between 60 000 - 70 000 plants per hec are making a suitable variety in higher potential areas under irrigation. It is also suitable for low potential areas under low plant populations due to its’ prolificacy.
This hybrid has reasonably good tolerance to diseases. It responds well to fertilizer in high potential areas of the main farming regions of South Africa. CAP9-522 is also an excellent
silage variety.
CAP4000
HYBRID SUNFLOWER
CAP 4000 is a medium to full season maturity variety which enables it to maximize yield in a wide range of conditions. It has shown excellent yield potential in testing and production through-out the world since commercial release. CAP 4000 produces a very good oil percentage with a high level of poly-unsaturated oil. It also has many other desirable agronomic traits including high levels of lodging resistance from thick stalks. It has semi-pendulous heads which help to reduce sunburn, head rot and bird problems.
NILE
ERAGROSTIS TEFF
NILE TEFF should be sown at 15kg/ha optimum drilled (lower rates may allow higher weed infestation). If broadcast, then 20kg/ha. Teff grows best in a fine, firm seedbed and well rolled. The seed must not be buried too deep. As a general rule, this grass requires 100kg of nitrogen, 15 – 30 kg of phosphate and 25 – 100 kg potassium per hectare. Heavy fertilization is not advised when NILE TEFF is being grown as a hay crop as it will result in lodging
SWEETFEED SUPER
HYBRID FORAGE SORGHUM
Sweetfeed is a vigorous three way cross hybrid forage sorghum. It is a full season maturity hybrid with will reach 3 meters upon maturity. The high leaf to stem ratio of this hybrid allows for high yields with increased palatability. This hybrid has also proven to have excellent root and stalk strength which gives it tremendous standability even under drought stress. Sweetfeed is a sorghum cross suitable for silage and grazing in winter. It has a high protein and sugar content. Sweetfeed is usually grown in a plant population of 8-15kg/ha.
BABALA (OPV)
PEARL MILLET
Babala is a tall erect, annual grass that grows 2 meters to 4 meters in height. The stems are pithy while the leaves are long-pointed. Tillers are formed freely at the base of the plant. It is important to note that pearl millet is NOT A FORAGE SORGHUM. Babala has a sowing time between October and January and should be sown only after all danger of frost is past, in warm soils, preferably above 18 degrees Centigrade, for best germination. Babala likes hot conditions to grow in.
FUNDACEP 65RR
SOYA BEANS
Ideal for early planting! FUNDACEP 65RR allows early sowing and harvesting which makes it ideal for early planting and double cropping. It has excellent yield potential. FUNDACEP 65RR is known for high productivity, resistance to lodging and good health. It is an early cycle soya bean with a maturity group of 5.3 - 5.5. It has a low plant height and medium pod height.
SUMMER MIX
COVER CROP
The sole purpose of this Cover crop mix is to improve soil. This mix is blended with cereals, legumes, sunflower and radish. The crop will be planted and killed off as soon as around 10% of the crop is flowering. The cereals and sunflower will provide good root organic matter in the soil, good soil cover on top and some degree of Namatode killing as well. The legumes will fix some nitrogen and the radish will help with compaction, better water retention and nematode killing .
SUMMER GRAZER
COVER CROP
This is a dual purpose cover crop mix blended with cereals, legumes and radish. This mix would be planted, grazed once or twice and then left to grow out and killed as soon as 10% of the crop is flowering. The farmer not only improves his soil but also gets value back with the feed he gets for his animals.
For more information contact a Sale Representative in your area:
Mark Wattam - National Sales +27 82 603 8471 | mark@capstoneseeds.com
Cecil van Rooyen - Regional Manager - Cape +27 66 305 8751 | cecil@capstoneseeds.com
Neville Young - Retail Sales Manager +27 82 654 2162 | neville@capstoneseeds.com
Steve Thomson - Technical Sales KZN, E Free State, S Mpumalanga
+27 82 327 8083 | steve@capstoneseeds.com
Deon Niemann - FS, NW, GP+27 82 602 4414 | deon@capstoneseeds.com