KWS·Cereals
KWS® Herculio
KWS® Herculio — a silage maize hybrid from KWS, FAO 250, with flint grain and, per the maker's data, a green mass potential of 65–70 t/ha and high organic matter digestibility.
Main advantages
- Green mass 65–70 t/ha — potential per KWS data
- High organic matter digestibility — KWS data
- Early flowering — maker's data
- Fast early growth — maker's data
- Tall, sturdy plant — maker's data
Overview
About this product
A silage maize hybrid, FAO 250, labelled Best4MILK by the maker. The maker recommends it for silage, biogas and for making grits, with a green mass yield potential of 65–70 t/ha and high organic matter digestibility.
The plant is stay-green, with erect leaves, tall and sturdy, with fast early growth, early development and early flowering. The grain is flint, 1000-kernel weight is 320–340 g, and the ear has 14–16 kernel rows of 32–38 kernels.
The recommended plant density at harvest is 80–85 thousand/ha under sufficient moisture, 65–70 under medium and 50–60 under insufficient moisture.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Grain type | flint |
| FAO number | 250 |
| Use | silage, biogas, making grits |
| Yield | green mass potential 65–70 t/ha |
| Flowering | early |
| Plant density, good moisture | 80–85 thousand/ha (at harvest) |
| Plant density, unstable moisture | 65–70 thousand/ha (at harvest) |
| Plant density, low moisture | 50–60 thousand/ha (at harvest) |
| Thousand-seed weight | 320–340 g |
| Other facts | Plant type: stay-green with erect leaves; Organic matter digestibility: high; Number of kernel rows: 14–16; Kernels per row: 32–38; Technology: Best4MILK |
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- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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