Ghen 802w Corn (Ghen 802): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Ghen 802w corn is a white hybrid corn variety, also sold or known as Ghen 802 or Ghen 802 white corn. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2005 as NSIC 2005 Cn 165. Ghen Seeds bred it. It takes 101 to 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain, with 5.32 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Ghen 802 or Ghen 802 white corn, this is the same corn. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our corn variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Pagtatanim ng mais, step by step.
- Days to harvest: 101 to 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain.
- Yield: 5.32 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 186 cm.
- Recommended for: the Visayas and Mindanao, in the dry season.
- Type: White hybrid.
Key facts about Ghen 802w corn
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2005 Cn 165 |
| Year approved | 2005 |
| Breeder or owner | Ghen Seeds |
| Also known as | Ghen 802, Ghen 802 white corn, Southside Ghen 802 |
| Type | White hybrid |
| Days to harvest | 101 to 103 days |
| Average yield | 5.32 t/ha |
| Plant height | 186 cm |
| Recommended area | The Visayas and Mindanao |
| Season | The dry season |
| Ear length (cm) | 15 |
| Shelling recovery (percent) | 77.5 |
| Lodging resistance | Moderately resistant |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Ghen 802w corn takes 101 to 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain. That is about the average of the 25 white hybrid corn varieties with a day count, 101.1 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 5.32 t/ha trails the average of its group, 6.21. It sits in the lower quarter of its group. One tonne of shelled corn fills about 20 sacks of 50 kilograms. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives 101 to 103 in national trials.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Corn borer | Resistant | Held up well |
| Rust | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Stalk rot | Resistant | Held up well |
| Corn earworm | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on Asian corn borer, Corn rust, Corn stalk rot, Corn earworm.
The pests and diseases that hit corn fields most often: Asian corn borer, banded leaf and sheath blight, Corn downy mildew, Corn ear rot, Corn planthopper. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the grain is like
Its ears grew about 15 cm long in the trials. The shelling recovery was 77.5 percent, the share of the ear weight that comes off as grain. A higher share means more grain from every sack of ears. Against lodging it rated moderately resistant, so it stood up well when wind and rain pushed the plants.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: DA 12 trials: 8.72 t/ha Sultan Kudarat highland, 8.54 t/ha Sultan Kudarat lowland, 6.49 t/ha Sarangani highland, 5.52 t/ha Sarangani lowland, 5.32 t/ha in national trials.
- Traits in the seed: None (conventional).
- Season: Wet and dry.
- Where: Visayas and Mindanao.
- White grain.
- Registry rates it resistant to corn borer and stalk rot, moderately resistant to lodging, rust and earworm.
Why farmers know it: top white hybrid in all four DA 12 regional varietal trials reported for 2024 to 2025 (Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani). Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Ghen 802w corn
It is recommended for the Visayas and Mindanao in the dry season. Start with the color your buyer pays for: yellow corn goes to feed mills, while white and glutinous corn go to the table. Next, pick between a hybrid, which yields more but needs new seed every season, and an open pollinated variety, whose seed you can save. Then match the island group in its recommendation, because trials in Luzon and Mindanao give different winners. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for corn.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCorn varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the corn varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- SMQ 6349w: about 102 days, 5.92 t/ha, 2015
- TSG 108w: 100 to 103 days, 6.55 t/ha, 2010
- USM Var 30: 100 to 103 days, 6.23 t/ha, 2010
- 30W40: about 102 days, 6.93 t/ha, 2007
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