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.

X00C211

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER HI-BRED INT

1 record

X75R467

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

1 record

XM 4408

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

Maize Research Institute - Kneja (BG)

1 record

Vytiaz` MV

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Sikalova Olena Valentynivna, Kalynychuk Oleh Ivanovych, Shvartsman Volodymyr IUkhymovych, Chernobai Larysa Mykolaivna, Ivlieva Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Barsukov Ihor Petrovych, Kamyshan Taisiia Petrivna, Chupikov Mykola Mykhailovych, Kozubenko Leonid Vasyl`

2 records

Vasylynyn S

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Tsentylo Leonid Vasyl`ovych, Boreiko Vasyl` Sydorovych,

2 records

V2026Z

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Eckhard Holzhausen

2 records

V 510 zs

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Melnyk Taras Vitaliiovych, Melnyk Vitalii IAkovych,

2 records

UR 8 zS

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Tsentylo Leonid Vasyl`ovych, Boreiko Vasyl` Sydorovych,

2 records

UNI3511

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Francis Glenn

2 records

UH443M

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Khromenko Vitalii Oleksandrovych, Kalinchuk Oleh Ivanovych, Tereshcuk Serhii Mykolaiovych,

2 records

V 510 s

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Melnyk Taras Vitaliiovych, Melnyk Vitalii IAkovych,

2 records

Uk 1712 SV

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Savchuk Liudmyla Fedorivna, Matseiko Ivan Ivanovych, Hopchak Tetiana Mykolaivna, Sen Oleksandr Vitaliiovych, Dudka Oleksandr Stepanovych, Sytnychenko Vira Petrivna, Perevertun Larysa Ivanivna, Hodz` Mykola Vasyl`ovych, Zaika Stanislav Polikarpovych,

2 records