AITEC Embu, based at Don Bosco Technical Institute Embu and launched in 2022, is a one-hectare agricultural training, demonstration and research site equipped with greenhouses, drip irrigation, sprinklers, a seedling nursery and fruit trees
Our Seedlings
Our quality seedlings from CultivAid's AITEC nursery in Embu, Kenya
About AITEC Embu
Crop & Varieties
Below is a list of the crops and varieties we offer with a short explanation on each variety.
Click on the letters below to find the crop of your choosing!
Broccoli
- High dome shaped hybrid broccoli with excellent cold tolerance.
- Head size of 750g-1kg
- Resistance to downy mildew
- Produces dark green, uniform dome-shaped heads (400–600 g) suitable for fresh market and processing
- Vigorous plant with high yield potential of 6–9 tons per acre, maturing in about 60 days after transplanting
- Tolerant to hollow core and cat eye disorders
- nice smooth dome and round shape with excellent heat tolerance
- has medium-small beads with good heat tolerance
- Seed rate per acre 100gm/acre with a spacing of 60 by 50cm
Butternut
- Open-pollinated variety known for its sweet, deep-orange flesh and long storage life.
- Uniform, bell-shaped fruits weighing 1.5–2 kg, with smooth beige skin and a small seed cavity for more usable flesh.
- Matures in 90–100 days.
- Good yield potential, often 5–6 t/acre.
Cabbage
- A round shaped cabbage with an attractive green and firm head
- Matures 80-85 days after transplanting
- Average head size of 4-5 kg
- Tolerant to black rot
- round, compact heads weighing between 4 and 5 kilograms
- Spacing 60cm by 60 cm
- Long post harvest shelf life
- Maturity 75-85 days since transplant
- Fast maturing 70-85 days
- Resistant to black rot
- Very firm flat round shaped heads with n avarage head size of 2.5-3.5kg
- High black rot resistance
- Weighs between 6-8kgs
- Matures in 80-90days
- It has a bluish waxy leaves with good wrappers
- Intermediate resistance to black rot
- Perfectly suited for cold climate
- Intermediate resistance to black rot
- Weight ranging from 3-5 kg (size may vary based on spacing).
Capsicum
- Green – Yellow indeterminate capsicum variety with blocky square shape and a shelf life of 21 days
- Matures 90 days after transplanting (yellow)
- Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Potato Mosaic Virus (Y), Bacterial Leaf Spot Race 1-3, Pepper Mottle Virus
- Yield: 25-30t/acre under open field and 50-60t/acre in greenhouse
- Green – Red indeterminate capsicum variety with blocky square shape and a shelf life of 21 days
- Matures 90 days after transplanting (red)
- Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Potato Mosaic Virus (Y), Bacterial Leaf Spot Race 1-3, Pepper Mottle Virus
- Yield: 25-30t/acre under open field and 50-60t/acre in greenhouse
- Green indeterminate capsicum variety ideal for open field
- Matures 70 days after transplanting
- Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Potato Virus Y(PVY)
- Yield: 30-35t/acre
- Red in colour
- Avarage maturity range
- Firm and sturdy fruits
- Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
- Tolerant to downey mildew
- Tolerant to cold weathers
- Potential yield of 10-20 tons/acre
- Tolerant to bacterial wilt and bacterial leaf spot
- Potential harvest of up to 20 weeks
- Deep red color at maturity
- Average fruit weight of 110-130g
- Potential yield of 10tons/acre
Cauliflower
- A hybrid variety with uniform, large, cream-white heads
- Heads weigh 1.5-3kg and perform well in old areas
- Matures 70-80 days after transplanting
- Maturity 75-80 days from transplant
- Vigorous variety with self cover
- Good heat tolerant
Curly kale
- Early maturing kale with curly shape
- Produces high quality tender leaf with attractive green color
- Yield: 24t/acre over 6 months harvest period
Eggplant
- An early maturing open pollinated plant for low medium altitudes
- Large obovate fruits with smooth and shinny surface with an average weight of 55-70gm
- Matures 65-75 days after transplanting
- Yield: 15-20t/acre
Kales
- Long harvesting period for more than 6 months
- Soft tender leaves and high nutritional value
- High resistance to bolting
- Matures 40-45 days after transplant
- Large dark green tender leaf with excellent taste
- Ideal for growing year-round across all ecological zones
- Matures 40-50 days after transplanting
- Has high bolting tolerance and notable field resistance to ring spot, fusarium yellow and black rot diseases.
- Yield potential of 20-25t/acre
- Hybrid collard with blueish green semi savoy leaves
- Leaves have excellent keeping quality of 3-5 days after harvest
- Matures 30-40 days after transplanting
- Intermediate resistance to black rot (Xcc) and highly resistance to stem rots
Lettuce
- Dark green high yielding variety that produces heavy, large, uniform and crisp heads with excellent flavor
- Perfect for salads and sandwiches
- Matures 60-70 days after transplanting
- High tolerance to bolting tendence, heat and tip burn
- Average head weight of 650g-1kg
- Yield potential of 20-25t/acre
Onion
- A short-day onion with onion with a red color
- Bulbs are very firm with a globe shape and high pungency
- Good skin retention and high bolting tolerance
- Matures 90 days from transplanting
- Shelf life of up to 6 months
- Yield potential of 25t/acre
Red cabbage
- Fresh market red cabbage with round-shaped heads
- Matures 65-70 days after transplant
- Head size of 2.5-3kg
- Has a high tolerance to fusarium yellows
- Yield potential of 45t/acre
Spinach
- Swiss chard leaf vegetable with dark green leaf with white stem
- Matures 40-60 days after sowing, depending on the weather conditions
- A vigorous plant with an excellent yield potential
Tomato
- An oval shaped hybrid determinate tomato that is suitable for open field environment
- Variety known for resilience, high yield and excellent
fruit quality. - Matures 65-75 days after transplanting
- Offers good disease resistance, particularly against common tomato pests and
diseases like bacterial wilt and nematodes. - Resistant against HR ToMV:0-2 / TSWV / Fol:0,1 / Va:0 / Vd:0
IR TYLCV - Yields up to 30t/ acre
- Determinate hybrid tomato oval shaped with firm fruits
- 21 days shelf life
- Yield 20tons/acre
- Maturity of 75 days after transplant
- Resistant to TYLCV,TOMV 0-2, Fusarium wilt, nematodes
- Square to high round firm fruits
- Semi determinate variety
- 14 days shelf life
- Resistant to ToMV: 0-2 / TMV: 0 / Fol: 0-1 (US1-2)
- Yield. 25tons/acre
- Tolerant to bacterial wilt
- 30-35 tons/acre
- Maturity 75 days after transplant
- Resistant to ToMV, fusarium wilt
- Short determinate plant
- Elongated plum tomato
- Resistant to nematodes
- Resistant to tomato mosaic virus and fusarium wilt
Watermelon
- Excellent oblong to oval shape
- Deep red crispy flesh with high sugar content
- Resistant to anthracnoise Spp and fusarium wilt Spp
- Yielding 30-40 tons/acre
- Medium to early maturing watermelon with good fruit setting ability
- Has a jubilee type fruit- light green with dark green stripes and dark red flesh color (11-12TSS)
- Maturity period of 80-90days
- Fruit weighs 6-8kg and may grow to 10-12kg
- Yield per plant 10-15kg (25t/acre)
- Early maturing watermelon with an excellent keeping due to hard rind
- Nice looking oblong fruits with good sweetness (13TSS) and crimson red color
- Matures 80-85 days after sowing
- High yield of 2-3 fruits per plant