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Medium Early

 

GAZELLE FORAGE MAIZE

 

Very high yields with excellent feed quality

• Highest DM yields
• High starch content
• One of the earliest medium early varieties
• Excellent standing power and very good early vigour

 

Technical Summary

 

Breeder	Syngenta	Sowing:
Trials code	N/A	Sowing rate	45,000 seeds/ac
Maturity	Medium class 6	Pack size	50,000 seeds
Countries listed	UK, DK, FR, NL	Seed treatment fungicide	Maxim
		Seed treatment insecticide	Mesurol
Agronomic Characteristics		Agronomic Characteristics
Cob ripeness	Good	Estab. vigour		Very good
Fibre digestibility	Very good	Lodging resistance		Very good
Plant 'D' value	Very good	Fusarium resistance		Good
Stay Green	Average	Smut resistance		Good
Stability	Very good
Region & Site Suitability Suited to mainstream/better maize growing areas to achieve its high yield potential

 

 

 

 

NIAB Descriptive List 2005 - Medium Early

Variety	DM  yield	Mat- urity class	DM Cont %	ME	Starch	Early vigour	Stan-ding power
Gazelle	108	6	32.6	11.0	32.6	7.9	7.9
Rodrigo	109	5	31.3	11.0	30.9	7.7	8.0
Option	107	5	32.1	10.8	27.5	7.5	8.0
Twentis	108	6	33.3	11.1	30.4	8.1	7.8
Sturdi	107	6	31.4	11.0	28.6	8.9	7.5

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DLF maize trials 2004 - Lackham Wiltshire
	Dry Matter %	Relative Dry Matter Yield
Gazelle	31.6	112
Santiago	28.5	97
Goldaphne	31.3	102
Fabius	29.5	91
Nescio	28.3	99

 

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