Cultivation
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group)
Corn is the gold standard raw material for ensiling due to its high sugar content. The use of haylage technology for this crop is experimental and involves harvesting at early developmental stages with mandatory wilting of the forage mass.
In the reference 761 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.
For silage production, corn is harvested at the end of the milk-dough or dough stage at a moisture level that ensures optimal fermentation. Under anaerobic conditions, lactic acid bacteria convert plant sugars into lactic acid, lowering the pH to 3.8–4.2. This process does not require sugar additives, as corn is classified as an easy-to-ensile crop and serves as a primary source of starch in the diet.
Applying haylage technology to corn differs from the standard approach and requires the crop to be grown using a solid seeding method. In this case, harvesting is carried out at early stages, during the onset of tasseling, with mandatory pre-wilting of the mass in windrows to a moisture content of 40–55 percent.
General information about the subject — on the page Silage and haylage.
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. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Advanta Seeds B.V. (NL)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Limagrain Verneuil Holding (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Hilleshog NK SA (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Limagrain Europe, FR
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Maisadour Semences
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
R 2n (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
INIA-OTRI
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Mais Angevin (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE, DE
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
R 2n (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
SEMENCES CARGILL
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
RAGT 2n, FR
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
R 2n (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
RAGT 2n, FR