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Forage Maize - Candidate Varieties Under Test

Some varieties were tested in 2011 for the first time in Northern Ireland. Due to the amount of variation in variety performance from year to year, these candidates will not be considered for recommendation in the specified management system until they have completed at least two years of recommended list testing. Therefore, the best of the following varieties will continue for a further year of testing and will NOT be considered until 2013 for recommendation. The basic data are given for information purposes only.

Candidate Forage Maize Varieties in the 2011 Sown Recommended List Trial

(None of these varieties can be considered for recommendation until 2013)


Open Establishment

Variety
Test Years
Silking date
Silking height
(180cm)
DM yield
(13.2 t/ha)
DM content
(%)
Starch content
(%)
ME content
(MJ/Kg)
Ambition
1
9 Aug
+11
102
34
31
11.0
Arcade
1
10 Aug
+13
98
31
29
11.0
Kroft
1
6 Aug
-8
98
37
34
10.9
Kromwell
1
9 Aug
+1
98
32
30
10.9
P6862
1
11 Aug
-4
88
28
27
10.9

Plastic Mulch

Variety
Test Years
Silking date
Silking height
(180cm)
DM yield
(15.3 t/ha)
DM content
(%)
Starch content
(%)
ME content
(MJ/Kg)
Surezzo
1
2 Aug
+34
119
31
33
10.9
Borgi CS
1
6 Aug
+30
116
30
31
10.5
Ambition
1
31 Jul
+22
112
42
41
11.3
P7892
1
31 Jul
+17
109
36
39
11.5
Ascender
1
27 Jul
+4
101
37
35
10.9
Cromwell
1
27 Jul
+9
100
43
39
11.0