Provisional Data Calculated from 2 years National List Trials
Favourable Sites
|
Variety |
Relative DM Yield |
DM% |
Starch |
ME |
Predicted Earliness Class |
|
Surprise |
110 |
32.9 |
30.3 |
11.4 |
7 |
|
Bonaparte |
105 |
34.1 |
34.9 |
11.3 |
8 |
|
Nescio |
105 |
30.5 |
32.4 |
11.6 |
5 |
|
Andante |
98 |
34.0 |
33.6 |
11.2 |
8 |
|
Tassilo |
98 |
32.8 |
31.6 |
11.5 |
7 |
|
Lincoln |
98 |
32.8 |
32.3 |
11.3 |
7 |
Less Favourable Sites
|
Variety |
Relative DM Yield |
DM% |
Starch |
ME |
Predicted Earliness Class |
|
Surprise |
111 |
32.2 |
30.2 |
11.0 |
7/6 |
|
Bonaparte |
105 |
32.7 |
32.9 |
10.9 |
7 |
|
Nescio |
103 |
29.5 |
32.5 |
11.2 |
5 |
|
Andante |
99 |
30.0 |
33.8 |
11.0 |
7 |
|
Tassilo |
98 |
31.4 |
31.0 |
11.2 |
6 |
|
Lincoln |
99 |
32.1 |
32.9 |
11.1 |
6 |
Agronomic Characteristics 2003 1st Year National List Trials
|
|
Vigour |
% Lodging |
% Brackling |
|
Surprise |
6.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
Andante |
6.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
|
Goldaphne |
6.9 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
|
Santiago |
6.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Agronomic Characteristics 2004 2nd Year National List Trials
|
|
Vigour |
% Lodging |
% Brackling |
|
Surprise |
7.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
Andante |
7.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
Goldaphne |
7.6 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
|
Santiago |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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Twixxi – Forage Maize
Early maturity combined with exceptional forage quality.
New for 2010, TWIXXI is a brand new hybrid currently in NIAB Descriptive List trials. Early indications show it has exceptional yields combine with superb starch and excellent ME content
Estimated Maturity Class 8
Excellent Dry Matter Yields 20 tDM/Ha
Waiting for UK Quality Data but Data from the Continent suggests
Superb Starch content 39.4%
Excellent D Value 69.4
Excellent ME 11.1 Mj/KgDM
Surehand – Forage Maize
High Energy Maize Variety
NIAB 2010 First Choice
Very high yields
Huge ME and starch yields
Ideal for inclusion in high energy maize rations
Excellent early vigour and standing power
Higher yielding & better quality than its excellent stablemate Surprise.
Kerubim – Forage Maize
Kerubim is recommended for all favourable and less favourable areas. High overall stability and early maturity allows the variety to be grown safely even in cooler sites. Above average vigour also allows Kerubim to establish quickly in heavier soils.
One of the highest yielding varieties of its Class
First choice on the 2010 NIAB List
Maturity Class 7
Heavy yielder on all sites, averaging 19t/ha DM
High starch yields (over 6 t/ha)
Over 200,000 MJ/ha on both favourable and less favourable sites
Good digestible yield 106%
Fast early vigour 7.7
High cob : stover ratio
Excellent standing power
NIGELLA
Excellent feed quality
Outstanding new very high yielding variety
New, First Choice on the 2010 NIAB List
Excellent performance in trials in 2007 and 2008, both very difficult years
Maturity class 7
Excellent feed quality – huge ME yields aided by massive dry matter yield
