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Cultivation

Corn Silage and Haylage

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.

Sources8

Varieties of Maize mentioned in the description

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.

LG31209

Application submitted

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Limagrain Europe, FR

FR
1 record

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR
1 record

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KWS SAAT SE, DE

FR
1 record

Kombo

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Nordsaat France (FR)

FR
1 record

Kurant

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
2 records

Kb 270

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Wroclawskie Przedsiebiorstwo Hodowli Roslin i Nasiennictwa

PL
1 record

K308

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Rolniczych Nasiona Kobierzyc Sp.z.o.o.

PL
1 record

Kardinal

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT

NL
1 record

Ivetta

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

PL
2 records

INRA 200

Protection expired

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
2 records

Hypolito

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR
1 record

Hydra

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

R 2n (FR)

FR
1 record

GYSZ 114

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KISKUN GTV (HU)

FR
1 record

Giewont

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Golda

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

ICI Seeds-SES N.V./S.A. (BE)

FR
1 record

Gloria

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Advanta Seeds B.V. (NL)

FR
1 record

Fortello

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR
1 record

F 2*F 257

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

F 288

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

F 268

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

EDENIS

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Semences COOP de Pau

ES
1 record

F 478

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

Editio

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

FR
1 record

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

DEKALB PLANT GENETICS

ES
1 record

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