Very early corn seed HEREFORD

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Presentation
ULTRA-EARLY HYBRID FOR LATE SOWING IN CIVE (catch crop for energy)

• HYPER-EARLY HYBRID
  Adapted to cool conditions or second sowings
• SUITABLE FOR CIVE
  Good methanogenic potential
• USE IN MIXED CROPPING
  Designed for late sowings (June)

Visual
Product images available (plant photo and bag visual).

Characteristics
Use: Silage, CCM - Corn-Cob-Mix
Flowering*: 790 °C
Grain maturity at 35% H2O*: 1550 °C
Ensilage at 32% DM*: 1280 °C
*Sum of temperatures (base 6 °C)

Agronomy (scales)
Vigor at emergence: 9/9
Stay-green: 7/9
Drydown: 8/9
Lodging: 8/9
Drought tolerance: 8/9
1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

Disease tolerance
Helminthosporium: 8/9
Fusarium (plant): 7/9
Fusarium (ears): 8/9
1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

Forage values
Energy: Rapid energy
Starch: 9/9
dNDF: 8/9
Feed energy: 9/9
Biogas yield: 8/9
1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

Morphology
Plant height: Medium
Ear insertion: Medium
Ear type: Fixed
Grain type: Flint (corneous)
Number of rows: 16 - 16
Grains per row: 30 - 32
1000-kernel weight (PMG): 280 - 300 g

Cultivation recommendations
Ultra-early variety, ideal for late sowings. HEREFORD provides good valorization in CIVE due to its methanogenic potential. HEREFORD is also a versatile option for mixed use to secure yield on short-cycle plots.

Conditions & recommended densities
Adaptation: 4/4 (optimal adaptation)
Density - Silage use: Optimal conditions 115000 plants/ha - Limited conditions 97000 plants/ha
Density - Grain use: Optimal conditions 100000 plants/ha - Limited conditions 90000 plants/ha

Additional information
Available with seed-applied solution.

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Use: Silage, CCM - Corn-Cob-Mix
• Flowering (sum of temperatures base 6 °C): 790 °C
• Grain maturity at 35% H2O: 1550 °C
• Ensilage at 32% DM: 1280 °C
• Vigor at emergence: 9/9
• Stay-green: 7/9
• Drydown: 8/9
• Lodging: 8/9
• Drought tolerance: 8/9
• Helminthosporium: 8/9
• Fusarium (plant): 7/9
• Fusarium (ears): 8/9
• Starch: 9/9
• dNDF: 8/9
• Feed energy: 9/9
• Biogas yield: 8/9
• Plant height: Medium
• Ear insertion: Medium
• Ear type: Fixed
• Grain type: Flint (corneous)
• Number of rows: 16 - 16
• Grains per row: 30 - 32
• 1000-kernel weight (PMG): 280 - 300 g
• Silage density (optimal/limited): 115000 / 97000 plants/ha
• Grain density (optimal/limited): 100000 / 90000 plants/ha