Cultivation
Zea mays L.
Maize is a versatile forage crop whose value is determined by a combination of energy-dense grain and highly digestible vegetative mass. The primary products used are silage, grain, earlage (corn cob mix), and green forage.
In the reference 335 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.
The forage value of maize is based on its ability to accumulate significant amounts of starch while maintaining high nutritional quality of stems and leaves during the dough stage. Unlike most cereals, the content of digestible organic matter in maize remains stable for a long time, providing energy to cattle through the slow breakdown of starch in the rumen.
Breeding of the crop divides hybrids into silage, grain, and dual-purpose types. Silage forms are characterized by the stay-green trait, which allows the plant to keep its tissues green for a longer period, and an optimal ear-to-total-mass ratio of 45–50%. Selecting hybrids based on the FAO maturity index allows the crop to be adapted to specific agro-climatic conditions to achieve the desired fiber and starch balance.
General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Revol Benoit
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ragt, F
Zea mays L. · Maize
Saaten-Union
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zhoel` Meuner
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rainer Leipert
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rainer Leiper
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
CAUSSADE SEMENCES
Zea mays L. · Maize
Stephane Melkior
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zhan Beibeder
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS| KWS SAAT AG
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Zea mays L. · Maize
EURALIS Semences Direction Recherche
Zea mays L. · Maize
Caussade Semences,FR
Zea mays L. · Maize
Monsanto Technology, USA
Zea mays L. · Maize
FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS, D
Zea mays L. · Maize
Roland Debeuf
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pierre CAROLO
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIDEA FRANCE SAS
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ragt, F
Zea mays L. · Maize
SAATBAU LINZ EGEN
Zea mays L. · Maize
Saatzucht Gleisdorf GmbH, Freiherr von Moreau Saatzucht GmbH,