CELSTER 230

FODDER PLANTS / CORN / SILOS

Zea mays L.

A mid-early, vigorous early-season, disease-resistant, pest-resistant hybrid maize variety for silage production

High yields of silage and cobs of high forage value

Silage has good quality and energy value, very good digestibility and absorption of nutrients

A large amount of starch

Tolerates poor growing conditions very well

Perfect for growing in light soils

Fairly resistant to light frosts

Plants are 230-250 cm high, in good conditions they can exceed 300 cm

Thanks to the strong stem, it has high lodging resistance, does not lay down until harvest - lodging resistance - 7.2 points (9.0 points on the scale)

The average yield of green mass is 35-50 t/ha. In excellent conditions, over 50 t/ha can be achieved, the record is 83 t/ha (30-35% dry matter)

The yield of dry matter reaches 15-25 t/ha, the average is 18 t/ha

Pods make up 55-60% of the dry matter yield

NEED FOR TEMPERATURES:

For silage (30% DM): 1400-1460 °C

FAO 230

QUALITATIVE INDICATORS OF SILAGE:

Starch: 31.64%

Fiber content in whole plant:  20.21%

Neutral leached fiber (NDF), amount in whole plant:  45.34%

Digestive fiber content in whole plant:  58.65%

SNDF (digestible NDF) in whole plant: 58.19%

Digestibility of organic matter (SOH):  69.21%

Net energy requirement for lactation (NEL): 6.41 MJ/kg

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here

SOWING RATE

Recommended sowing rate: 85,000-90,000 plants per hectare