Maize 2023 booklet

Name: Augustus

Bred by: KWS

Augustus delivers high starch content silage, ideal for all TMR systems, where short season maturity is essential. Rapid early vigour. Full cob sheath coverage with excellent starch and ME content

Maturity Class: FAO 160 ( MC10 )

Agronomic Factor: 29.6

Recommended Use: Forage

CWD: 58.8

DM Yield ( t/ha )

ME ( MJ/kg DM )

Starch %

37.8

16.7

11.9

50,000 Kernel packs

*At harvest.

Name: Reason

Bred by: Limagrain

Quick out of the ground and early to harvest. Reason combines superb cell wall digestibility with high dry matter yield to deliver top quality maize with assured feeding performance. Comes with the LGAN accreditation.

Maturity class: 10 ( FAO 160 )

Agronomic Factor: 28

Recommended Use: Forage

CWD: 59.8

DM Yield ( t/ha )

ME ( MJ/kg DM )

Starch

32.9

17.4

11.8

50,000 Kernel packs

*At harvest

Name: Faith

Bred by: Grainseed

A new variety from Grainseed, offering high yields from an early variety. Great cob formation, suited to those medium/heavy soils. Excellent early vigour.

Maturity class: 9 ( FAO 160 )

Recommended Use: Forage

Yield ( % of control )

ME ( MJ/kg DM )

Starch

33.8

107

11.6

*At harvest

45,000 Kernel packs

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