LLN2957
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
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.
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.
Marceleen
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE S.A.
IT
SK
4 records
LNH3483
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
LG 31253
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
DE
SK
5 records
Lothar
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
SEMUNDO ITALIA SRL - SEMUNDO SAATZUCHT GMBH
IT
UA
4 records
LDH1671
TerminatedZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
RO
UA
4 records
LKF2756
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
Meghan
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
LT
UA
3 records
Matrixxo
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Bruno Lefevre
UA
4 records
Limoso
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
ROBERT TAUCHER
SK
UA
4 records
MAS 724K
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
MAS Seeds, F
IT
5 records
LIH2218
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
Madonias
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
DK
4 records
Laser
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Larry and Lucyle Eckler
IT
4 records
LBS3759
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
HU
IT
4 records
LPF3932
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
KWS Unimax
TerminatedZea mays L. · Maize
Rainer Leipert
DE
UA
4 records
KWS Exelon
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
DK
4 records
LLF2979
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
Mas Seeds S.A.S.
UA
4 records
Kiskun SC 4451
Protection expiredZea mays L. · Maize
Samir Rady
HU
SK
4 records
Kayras
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
IT
3 records
K 140
Application submittedZea mays L. · Maize
SOTChENKO VLADIMIR SEMENOVICh / SOTChENKO YuRIJ VLADIMIROVICh / SOTChENKO ELENA FEDOROVNA / GORBAChEVA ANNA GRIGOR'EVNA / KONAREVA ELENA ANATOL'EVNA / SOTChENKO DENIS YuR'EVICh
HU
UA
4 records
KWS Sporco
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
DE
3 records
Isadora
ActiveZea mays L. · Maize
FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT
IT
SK
3 records