Early corn seed MDM2505

silagegrainhelminthosporiosis resistant

Overview

• MDM2505: early silage maize with consistent performance.
• Brand: MAS Seeds.
• Main uses: Silage, CCM - Corn-Cob-Mix, Grain, Biogas.
• Approval status: Under registration.

Key strengths

• CONSISTENT FORAGE YIELD — Suited to stressful conditions
• GOOD FEED VALUE — Balanced starch and dNDF
• DUAL-PURPOSE — Flint hybrid with good grain performance

Characteristics
Use: Silage, CCM - Corn-Cob-Mix, Grain, Biogas
Flowering*: 850°C
Grain maturity at 35% H2O*: 1690°C
Silage at 32% DM*: 1450°C
*Temperature sum (base 6 °C)

Agronomy
Early vigour: 9/9
Stay-green: 8/9
Drydown: 7/9
Lodging: 8/9
Drought tolerance: 8/9
Scale: 1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

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

Feed values
Energy: Balanced energy
Starch: 8/9
dNDF: 8/9
Energy (assessment): 8/9
Biogas yield: 8/9
Scale: 1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

Morphology
Plant height: Medium to tall
Ear insertion: Medium
Grain type: Flint
Number of rows: 16 - 16
Number of kernels/row: 28 - 32
1000-kernel weight: 340 - 360 g

Crop recommendations
MDM2505 is a solution for farmers seeking an early silage maize capable of filling silos with quality forage even when conditions become challenging.

Adaptation (optimal conditions / limited conditions): 4 out of 4 / 4 out of 4
Density - Silage use: 10000 Plants/ha / 90000 Plants/ha
Density - Grain use: 97000 Plants/ha / 85000 Plants/ha

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Model: MDM2505
• Brand: MAS Seeds
• Use: Silage, CCM - Corn-Cob-Mix, Grain, Biogas
• Flowering (temperature sum base 6 °C): 850°C
• Grain maturity (35% H2O): 1690°C
• Silage (32% DM): 1450°C
• Early vigour: 9/9
• Stay-green: 8/9
• Drydown: 7/9
• Lodging: 8/9
• Drought tolerance: 8/9
• Helminthosporium tolerance: 8/9
• Fusarium tolerance (plant): 8/9
• Fusarium tolerance (ears): 8/9
• Starch: 8/9
• dNDF: 8/9
• Biogas yield: 8/9
• Plant height: Medium to tall
• Ear insertion: Medium
• Grain type: Flint
• Number of rows: 16
• Kernels per row: 28 - 32
• 1000-kernel weight: 340 - 360 g
• Recommended densities (silage): 10000 Plants/ha (optimal) / 90000 Plants/ha (limited)
• Recommended densities (grain): 97000 Plants/ha (optimal) / 85000 Plants/ha (limited)
• Approval status: Under registration