Pioneer·Cereals
P8861
P8861 is a mid-early dent maize hybrid from Pioneer, FAO 290, for grain, alcohol and silage, suitable, per the maker, for both early sowing and late harvest.
Main advantages
- Early sowing dates — recommended by the maker
- Late harvest — suitable, per the maker
- Late sowing dates — not recommended by the maker
- Drought tolerance — excellent, by the maker's score
- Suitable for continuous maize — excellent, per the maker
Overview
About this product
A mid-early single-cross maize hybrid with dent grain, FAO 290, for grain, alcohol and silage. The maker rates dry-down, drought tolerance and suitability for continuous maize as excellent, and smut resistance at 6 out of 9.
Minimum tillage suits it. It can be sown at early and optimal dates; late dates are not recommended.
It is also suitable for late harvest. Plant density at harvest: 65–70 thousand plants/ha with sufficient moisture and 60–65 thousand with insufficient moisture.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Pioneer |
|---|---|
| Type | single-cross hybrid |
| Grain type | dent |
| FAO number | 290 |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Use | grain, alcohol, silage |
| Drought tolerance | excellent |
| Sowing time | early: recommended; optimal: recommended; late: not recommended |
| Dry-down | dry-down excellent |
| Early vigour | good early vigour (maker's data) |
| Disease resistance | smut resistance 6/9 |
| Tillage | minimum tillage: yes |
| Monoculture | excellent |
| Plant density, good moisture | 65–70 thousand plants/ha (plant density at harvest) |
| Plant density, low moisture | 60–65 thousand plants/ha (plant density at harvest) |
| Other facts | Suitability for late harvest: yes; Maker's recommendation: apply post-emergence herbicides only according to the crop's growth stages; Stress tolerance: good (maker's data) |
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Questions & answers
What farmers ask most
- 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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