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SURPRISE |
Silage FAO 210 / Grain FAO 220 |
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- Offers a nice staygreen effect
- Homogeneous flint type, also for grain use
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR COLD AREA AGRICULTURE
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Use |
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Hybrid structure |
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| Grain: - Germany |
220 |
Grain |
Good |
Hybrid type |
Single cross-hybrid |
Whole plant:
- Germany |
210 |
Forage/silage |
Very good |
Grain type |
Flintdent |
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Female flowering date |
Very early |
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| Adaption |
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Cultivation |
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Growth |
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| Cold tolerance during springtime |
Very good |
Sowing date |
Earliest possible |
Early vigour |
Good |
| Cold tolerance during autumn |
Very good |
Sowing density (unirrigated):
- Germany |
9 - 10 - 11 K/m² |
Plant height |
Medium |
| Heat tolerance during summer |
Good |
Sowing density (irrigated) |
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Ear insertion height |
Medium |
| Heat tolerance during autumn |
Medium |
Minitill or notill aptitude |
Very good |
Leaf habit |
Medium to erect |
| Soil aptitude clayey/medium/sandy |
Good/good/medium |
Sulfo herbicide tolerance |
Tolerant |
Leaf senescense |
Medium |
| Soil aptitude dry/medium/wet |
Good/good/medium |
Silage harvest period length |
3 weeks |
Kernel rows |
12-14 |
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Kernels per row |
28-32 |
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Drydown grain |
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>32% H2O |
Fast |
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32-16% H2O |
Medium |
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| Resistence |
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Yield & quality: grain use |
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Yield & quality:
silage use |
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| Standability |
Good |
Grain yield |
High |
DM yield |
Medium to high |
| Common smut |
Good |
Threshing ability |
Good |
Energy yield |
Medium to high |
| Stern rot |
Medium |
HSW (harvest) |
Medium to high |
Energy density |
Medium to high |
| Helminthosporium t. |
Good |
Starch content |
Medium |
Cell wall digestibility |
Medium to high |
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Total digestibility |
Medium to high |
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Starch content |
High |
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*Late planting? For each 4 weeks later, reduce density by 1 g/m²
**Lower planting densities increase feed value and stability while decreasing potential maximum yield.
Information level 07/2009
All variety descriptions have been prepared in accordance to the best of our knowledge, considering trial results and observations. A guarantee or a liability in individual cases is not possible, because the growth conditions are subject to substantial fluctuations.
Recommendations
The variety is agronomically recommended in those countries that are emphasised in this map. For further informations or questions, please contact the SAATEN-UNION International Department in Hannover, Germany, or the SAATEN-UNION subsidiary or partner in the concerned country.
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