Skip to content
agronom.cc cultivar database

Cultivation

Corn Silage

Zea mays L.

Corn is the gold-standard crop for ensiling due to its high sugar content, which ensures efficient lactic acid fermentation at a moisture level of 65–75%. The haylage technology involving wilting is not standard for corn and is not applied in widespread practice.

In the reference 2 332 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.

Corn is classified as an easy-to-ensile crop due to its optimal content of water-soluble carbohydrates, which are necessary for fermentation. The silage harvesting process assumes no preliminary wilting of the plant mass. The optimal moisture content of the raw material when harvested at the milk-dough and dough stages of grain maturity is 65–75%.

Due to its high energy value and sugar concentration, corn silage is prone to aerobic spoilage upon exposure to oxygen, which requires strict adherence to compaction and sealing technologies. Unlike forage grasses, corn is not intended for classical haylage, which requires wilting to a moisture content of 45–55%, as this reduces the efficiency of feed production.

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.

AGN 717

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

ZOULIAMIS PAVLOS

GR SI
3 records

AGN 625

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

ZOULIAMIS PAVLOS

GR SI
3 records

AGN 672

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

American Genetics

GR SI
3 records

YIV 483

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

UA
5 records

ZP 4007

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

INSTITUT ZA KUKURUZ ZEMUN POLJE

RO
4 records

P 8244

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
4 records

P 8057

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
4 records

P 7923

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
3 records

P 8609

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
3 records

P 8433

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
4 records

P 7843

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
5 records

PR 39 B 56

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
5 records

MAS 72 A

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

IT
3 records

LG 31227

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

DE
3 records

PR 38 P 82

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
6 records

KWS 5581

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT
6 records

KW 9Q0906

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Laiper, Rainer

UA
4 records

KWS ARTIKUS

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK
4 records

P 8888

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
4 records

P 7883

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE
4 records

LG 30218

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

DE
6 records

KW 9H1053

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Laipert Rainer

UA
6 records

LG 30252

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

DE
3 records

C.955

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

IT
3 records

Jump to page 14 16 36 42 56 70 84