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.

Baylimbo

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT

3 records

Bc 462

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Bc Institut, HR

3 records

Alitea

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PANAM FRANCE SARL

2 records

Amisti CS

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

2 records

Airwell

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Bayer Crop Science SLU

3 records

Agram

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Ivica Ikic

3 records

291G752

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Rene Baratin

4 records

Agronda

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT

2 records

RGT Exxemplair DUO

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

RAGT 2N S.A.S

2 records

KWS Amatrio

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Rainer Leipert

3 records

ISH511

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

AGROALIMENTARE SUD S.P.A.

2 records

Insertis

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

2 records

Fludexxa

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

2 records

LIMFDD514

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

3 records

Devis

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Haidash, Oleksandr Leonidovych Bernatskyi, Maksym Mykhailovych Dziubetskyi, Borys Volodymyrovych Olizko, Oleksii Petrovych Cherchel, Vladyslav Iuriiovych Abelmasov, Oleksii Viktorovych Plotka, Vitalii Vitaliiovych Bondar, Tetiana Mykolaivna Bodenko, Natal

3 records