Very early corn seed MAS 159A

silagegrainhelminthosporiosis resistant

Presentation

• PRODUCTIVE WITH A HIGH STARCH LEVEL
• EXCELLENT YIELD — Performs in all situations
• VERY GOOD DIGESTIBILITY — With a bonus on starch content
• STRONG EARLY VIGOUR — Stable behaviour

Growing recommendations
To ensure optimal stand establishment, MAS 159A shows very high early vigour. MAS 159A presents an attractive plant appearance and achieves high yields across a wide range of soil types. Its nutritional value is an additional asset: thanks to excellent digestibility and starch potential, animal performance is improved. MAS 159A is a silage maize designed to optimise rations.

Characteristics (table)
Use: Silage, Biogas, Grain
Flowering* : 820 °C
Grain maturity at 35% H2O* : 1630 °C
Silage at 32% DM* : 1460 °C

Agronomy (scale 1-9)
Early vigour : 8/9
Stay-green : 7/9
Drying : 7/9
Lodging : 8/9
Drought tolerance : 7/9

Disease tolerances (scale 1-9)
Helminthosporium : 8/9
Fusarium (plant) : 8/9
Fusarium (ear) : 8/9

Forage values
Energy : Balanced energy
Starch : 8/9
dNDF : 8/9
Energy : 8/9
Biogas yield : 8/9

Morphology
Plant height : Tall
Ear insertion : Medium
Ear type : Flex
Grain type : Dent
Rows per ear : 16 - 18
Grains per row : 30 - 34
TKW : 330 - 350 g

*Note
*Thermal time sum (base 6 °C)

Technical specifications

• Model : MAS 159A
• Brand : MAS Seeds
• Recommended uses : Silage, Biogas, Grain
• Flowering (thermal sum, base 6 °C) : 820 °C
• Grain maturity at 35% H2O : 1630 °C
• Silage at 32% DM : 1460 °C
• Early vigour : 8/9
• Stay-green : 7/9
• Drying : 7/9
• Lodging : 8/9
• Drought tolerance : 7/9
• Helminthosporium tolerance : 8/9
• Fusarium tolerance (plant) : 8/9
• Fusarium tolerance (ear) : 8/9
• Starch : 8/9
• dNDF : 8/9
• Biogas yield : 8/9
• Plant height : Tall
• Ear insertion : Medium
• Ear type : Flex
• Grain type : Dent
• Rows per ear : 16 - 18
• Grains per row : 30 - 34
• TKW : 330 - 350 g