United Kingdom Products Maize SALGADO

SALGADO

Leading quality with massive yields – Salgado is one of the UK’s most popular maize hybrids.

Salgado continues to offer leading dry matter yield and feed quality providing a massive yield potential of over 19.5 t/ha, equivalent to 110% of control yields, on all sites.


Maturity:
  • Early – NIAB Group 7 (Favourable sites) Group 7 (Less Favourable sites)

Characteristics:

  • NIAB First Choice listing for 2010
  • Massive yield potential (over 19 t/ha) in NIAB trials
  • One of few hybrids to accumulate starch in line with plant dry matter
  • Early maturing with excellent standing power
  • Suitable for crimped maize

Quality:

  • Top starch yield of all NIAB Group 5 – 7 varieties (6.7 t/ha on all sites)
  • Excellent whole plant digestibility (over 70 %)
  • Flexible harvest window

Recommendation:

  • Salgado is recommended for both favourable and less favourable sites, offering excellent yield performance and forage quality. Characteristic of KWS material, Salgado lays down starch in line with plant dry matter, ensuring maximum feed value between seasons.
  • Salgado offers a versatile drilling and harvesting window, being fully recommended for both conventional and under plastic drilling.
  • For growers looking to harvest for crimped maize, Salgado offers strong performance yielding an equivalent 117% of NIAB controls at 35% moisture.

Drilling Information:

  • Salgado should be drilled at between 42 – 45,000 seeds / ac (104 – 111,000 / ha) using standard row widths. For growers using narrow row widths, seed rates of up to 50,000 seeds / ac are recommended.

Data source: NIAB Descriptive List (Favourable and Less Favourable) 2010; NIAB Grain Maize Report 2003 – 08

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