MAS Seeds·Cereals
Starmas
Starmas — a mid-early silage maize hybrid from MAS Seeds, FAO 250, for silage and biogas; the plant is tall, and the maker scores its early vigour at 9 of 9.
Main advantages
- Early vigour 9 of 9 — maker's score
- Pollinated ears — more starch in the silage
- Strong stay-green — longer harvest window
- NDF digestibility 8 of 9 — maker's score
Overview
About this product
A mid-early maize hybrid for silage and biogas, FAO 250. The plant is tall and the kernel flint; the ear carries 16–18 rows of 30–35 kernels, and the 1000-kernel weight is 340–360 g.
The sum of active temperatures to silage maturity (32% dry matter) is 1490 °C. By the maker's score, early vigour is 9 of 9, starch content 8 of 9, NDF digestibility 8 of 9 and biogas yield 8 of 9.
The energy type is balanced (Balanced Energy). The recommended plant density at harvest is 85 000 plants/ha in optimal conditions and 70 000 in limited conditions.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | MAS Seeds |
|---|---|
| Grain type | flint |
| FAO number | 250 |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Use | silage, biogas |
| Drought tolerance | 7 of 9 (maker's score) |
| Lodging resistance | 7 of 9 (maker's score) |
| Dry-down | 7 of 9 (maker's score) |
| Early vigour | 9 of 9 (maker's score) |
| Plant height | tall |
| Disease resistance | Helminthosporium leaf blight 8 of 9; stalk Fusarium 8 of 9; ear Fusarium 8 of 9 (maker's score) |
| Plants at harvest | 85 000 plants/ha in optimal conditions; 70 000 plants/ha in limited conditions |
| Thousand-seed weight | 340–360 g |
| Other facts | Stay Green: 8 of 9 (maker's score); Flowering: temperature sum 850 °C (base 6 °C); Sum of active temperatures to silage maturity (32% dry matter): 1490 °C; Rows per ear: 16–18; kernels per row: 30–35; Starch content 8 of 9; NDF digestibility 8 of 9; energy 8 of 9; biogas yield 8 of 9 (maker's score); Energy type: Balanced Energy; Adaptability to growing conditions: optimal 4 of 4, limited 3 of 4 (maker's score); Ear type: FLEX; Ear height: medium-high |
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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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