Early corn seed MENHIR

silagehelminthosporiosis resistantfusarium resistant

Highlights

• High digestibility and feed value
• Strong yield potential
• Very high digestibility
• Secure establishment with strong initial vigour and good stay-green

Main uses

• Silage
• Biogas

Characteristics (table summary)
Use: Ensiling, Biogas
Flowering*: 850°C
Silage at 32% DM*: 1460°C
*Sum of temperatures (base 6 °C)

Agronomy (values out of 9)

• Establishment vigour: 9/9
• Stay-green: 8/9
• Drydown: 6/9
• Lodging: 8/9
• Drought tolerance: 7/9

Disease tolerance (values out of 9)

• Helminthosporium: 8/9
• Fusarium (plant): 8/9
• Fusarium (ears): 8/9

Feed values
Energy: balanced energy

• Starch: 8/9
• dNDF: 9/9
• Energy (forage): 9/9
• Biogas yield: 8/9

Morphology

• Plant height: Tall
• Ear insertion: Medium to high
• Ear type: Medium
• Grain type: Dent (corneous)
• Number of rows: 16
• Grains per row: 33 - 36
• Thousand grain weight (TGW): 330 - 350 g

Cultivation recommendations
MENHIR establishes well with strong initial vigour and good stay-green. This hybrid is adapted to multiple regions and delivers high feed value thanks to elevated dNDF and starch content.

Recommendation table (summary)
Adaptation (optimal conditions): 4/4
Adaptation (limited conditions): 4/4
Density - Silage (optimal): 95,000 plants/ha
Density - Silage (limited conditions): 87,500 plants/ha

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Commercial model: MENHIR
• Brand: MAS Seeds
• Main use: Silage, Biogas
• Flowering (sum of temperatures, base 6 °C): 850°C
• Silage at 32% DM (sum of temperatures): 1460°C
• Establishment vigour: 9/9
• Stay-green: 8/9
• Drydown: 6/9
• Lodging: 8/9
• Drought tolerance: 7/9
• Helminthosporium: 8/9
• Fusarium (plant): 8/9
• Fusarium (ears): 8/9
• Starch: 8/9
• dNDF: 9/9
• Energy (forage): 9/9
• Biogas yield: 8/9
• Plant height: Tall
• Ear insertion: Medium to high
• Grain type: Dent (corneous)
• Number of rows: 16
• Grains per row: 33 - 36
• Thousand grain weight (TGW): 330 - 350 g
• Recommended density (silage): 95,000 plants/ha (optimal) / 87,500 plants/ha (limited)