SAATEN UNION GmbH Variety Pass Ravenna

	RAVENNA	Silage FAO 210 / Grain FAO 210	Print page

	Recommendation:		Early maturing dual-use maize with high starch content an extreme high fodder-value and good fodder-value and good combining quality.
	Variety-type:		early, medium-tall Flint/Dent Single Cross-Hybrid

Legende: ++++ = sehr hoch, 0 = mittel, ---- = sehr gering

Development

Rapid vegetative development without tillering, early flowering, very safe grain filling at medium stay-green

Lodging resistance

medium to high +

Resistance

+++ = very high (favorable)
0 = medium
- - - - = very low (unfavorable)

Stalk rot	++
Smut	++
Corn borer	0
Helm. turcium	-

Maturity

Grain filling:	early
Rest plant:	uniform stay-green
DM-Content:	early

Yield

Grain	high	++
Rest plant	medium	0
DMY	high	+/++
Energy (MJ/ha)	high	+/++

Stable high, even under unfavourable conditions

Silage

Very high starch content, on the average 34 %!
Very high digestibility, average 71,2 %!
Quality-optimum 30-36 % DM
Harvestable period ¹⁾: about 3 weeks

Treshing ability

good possibilities for combining of grain and high marketable parts with low costs for drying

Sowing time

After the soil temperature has reached 8 ° C
from mid April
warm soil with high water capacity: 9.5-10.5 pl./m²
under drought or late sowing: 8.5-9.5 pl./m²

Fertilization

180 kg N/ha incl. N-min., underfoot-placement of NP, balance of other nutrients under consideration of slurry-content

Herbicide

tolerant for Rimsulforon (Cato a.o.) and Nicosulfuron (Motivell)

Breeder

Südwestsaat GbR, Rastatt, Germany

++++= very high, favourable, 0= medium, - - - - = very low, unfavourable
¹⁾ Harvesting- period with favourable silage-quality

Information level 10/2007
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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