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TK 160 |
Silage FAO 170 / Grain FAO 180 |
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- Short and flinty
- Strong dry-down of the grain
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Use |
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Hybrid structure |
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| Grain: - Germany |
180 |
Grain |
Good |
Hybrid type |
Threeway-hybrid |
Whole plant:
- Germany |
170 |
Forage/silage |
Medium |
Grain type |
Flint |
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Female flowering date |
Early |
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Cultivation |
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Growth |
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| Cold tolerance during springtime |
Good |
Sowing date |
Earliest possible |
Early vigour |
Medium to short |
| Cold tolerance during autumn |
Good |
Sowing density (unirrigated):
- Germany |
7 - 9 - 11 K/m² |
Plant height |
Medium to short |
| Heat tolerance during summer |
Very good |
Sowing density (irrigated) |
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Ear insertion height |
Medium |
| Heat tolerance during autumn |
Medium to good |
Minitill or notill aptitude |
Good |
Leaf habit |
Wide |
| Soil aptitude clayey/medium/sandy |
Medium/good/good |
Sulfo herbicide tolerance |
Tolerant |
Leaf senescense |
Medium to fast |
| Soil aptitude dry/medium/wet |
Good/good/medium |
Silage harvest period length |
1-2 weeks |
Kernel rows |
12 |
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Kernels per row |
29-31 |
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Drydown grain |
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>32% H2O |
Fast |
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32-16% H2O |
Fast |
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Yield & quality: grain use |
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Yield & quality:
silage use |
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| Standability |
Good |
Grain yield |
Medium to high |
DM yield |
Medium |
| Common smut |
Good |
Threshing ability |
Very good |
Energy yield |
Medium |
| Stern rot |
Medium to good |
HSW (harvest) |
Medium |
Energy density |
Medium to high |
| Helminthosporium t. |
Medium to good |
Starch content |
Medium to high |
Cell wall digestibility |
Medium |
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Total digestibility |
Medium |
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Starch content |
Medium to 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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