Overview- Maize maincrop variety suited to livestock feed and anaerobic digestion (AD)
- FAO 180 maturity
Key benefits- Dry matter yield: 19.6 t/ha DM (107% relative)
- Starch content: 34.9% suitable for inclusion in livestock rations
- Energy: 11.60 MJ/kg DM to increase ration energy density
- Excellent early vigour facilitating establishment
- Allows spreading of drilling and harvest windows for larger operations
- Well adapted to mainstream livestock and AD production systems
Breeder's viewKATELEGO represents an advancement in maincrop maturity, offering reliable clamp-fill performance and traits targeted to meet commercial livestock and anaerobic digestion requirements.
Data sourceNIAB ALL DL AND YR2 VARIETIES - FAVOURABLE SITES 2020-2024
Technical specifications- Variety name: KATELEGO
- FAO maturity: 180
- Dry matter yield: 19.6 t/ha DM (107% relative)
- Starch content: 34.9%
- Energy: 11.60 MJ/kg DM
- Suitability: mainstream livestock rations and anaerobic digestion (AD) production
- Attributes: excellent early vigour; aids spreading of drilling and harvest windows; strong maincrop performance