Early corn seed ACTIVO

silagegrainhelminthosporiosis resistant

Profile
ACTIVO represents a significant breakthrough in spreading harvest dates across large areas, mid-drilling dates, and ensuring a reliable crop within marginal regions. ACTIVO naturally matures with stay-green traits, providing increased flexibility at harvest, resulting in top overall yields and exceptional quality for livestock or AD. Additionally, ACTIVO is well-suited to CCM production, excelling as a cob-filling variety with an intermediate starch yield and outstanding energy and biogas yields. In challenging growing seasons, ACTIVO surpasses medium-maturing varieties for the UK, setting new standards for exceptional yields and quality.
This variety is presently tested at the NIAB for national listing.

Key features

• Quick juvenile development
• Intermediate starch content
• Great cob filling

General
Usage: Silage; Grain; CCM; Energy
Silo mature: early
Grain maturity: early
Maturity forage: ca. 220
Maturity grain: ca. 210
Type of grain: flint intermediate
Hybrid: Single-cross
Sowing date: early | late

Agronomics / Features
Early Vigour: breeder rating (8)
Leaf senescence (stay-green): breeder rating (7)
Data source: Breeder Data. Breeder classification: +++ = very good / very high | ++ = good / high | + = medium

Resistance to diseases
Maize smut: rating 3 (moderate)
Helminthosporium: rating 4 (good)

Location
Limited areas suitability: indicated
Soil type: suitable across a range from heavy to light (broad adaptability)
Humidity: suitable across a range from wet to dry (broad adaptability)

Sowing
Forage sowing density: 7 - 9 Plants/m²

Technical specifications

• Commercial name / variety: ACTIVO
• Maturity (forage): ca. 220
• Maturity (grain): ca. 210
• Type of grain: flint intermediate
• Hybrid type: Single-cross
• Key uses: Silage, Grain, CCM, Energy (biogas)
• Early vigour: breeder rating 8
• Leaf senescence (stay-green): breeder rating 7
• Disease ratings: Maize smut = 3, Helminthosporium = 4
• Forage sowing density: 7-9 plants/m²