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.

SDM73

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych

3 records

NS 3030

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Stojakovic Milisav, Ivanovic Mile,

3 records

NS 2922

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Purar Bozana, Nastasic Aleksandra, Bekavac Goran, Jockovic Dorde, Ivanovic Mile, Stojakovic Milisav,

3 records

Podil`s`kyi 274 SV

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kyrpa Mykola IAkovych, Smetanko Ol`ha Andriivna, Marochko Valentyna Anatoliivna, Hrabovs`kyi Mykola Borysovych, Serheiev Vasyl` Viktorovych, Moroz Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyr

3 records

Nk Agrano

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Seeds

4 records

MAS 765A

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

2 records

KWS3575

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

2 records

Gandalf

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

EMILSEME SPA

2 records

Evrika MV

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Pashaly Olena Semenivna, Kryvul`ko Ruslan Oleksandrovych, Stupa Leonid IAkovych, Serikov Volodymyr Oleksiiovych, Varenyk Borys Fedorovych, Sokolov V'iacheslav Mykhailovych, Bielousov Anatolii Oleksandrovych,

2 records

DN Meotyda

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Ol`khovyk Maksym Styanislavovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Bondar Tetiana Mykolaivna, Plotka Vitalii Vitaliiovych, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Fedko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel Vladyslav

3 records

DN Pyvykha

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Fedorenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Hanhur Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Satarova Tetiana Mykolaivna, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Marochko Valentyna Anatoliivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladysla

3 records

DKS 2960

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Arian Dikhuizen

2 records

DN Rava

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kyrpa Mykola IAkovych, Fedorenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Kupar Ivan Mykhailovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriio

3 records

DN Dzhuliia

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Abel`masov Oleksii Viktorovych, Riabchenko Ol`ha Pavlivna, Kupar Ivan Mykhailovych, Yukhymovych Olena Romanivna, Korobko IUliia Anatoliivna, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriiov

3 records