RAGT·Cereals
RGT Veliukkso
RGT Veliukkso — a mid-early RAGT maize hybrid, FAO 280, for grain and grits, with flint-dent kernels and drought tolerance of 9/9 (maker's score).
Main advantages
- Drought tolerance 9/9 — stable in the drought zone
- Minimum tillage 9/9 — maker's score
- Response to higher density — excellent, per the maker
- Early vigour 8/9 — maker's score
- Density 75–80 thousand/ha — with adequate moisture
Overview
About this product
RGT Veliukkso is a mid-early maize hybrid (FAO 280) intended for grain and grits; the kernel is flint-dent, the plant is taller than average and the hybrid type is LINEAR. The maker stresses the hybrid's yield and stability in the drought zone and notes an excellent response to higher plant density.
Maker's scores (1–9 scale)
- drought tolerance
- 9
- dry-down, early vigour, cold tolerance and fusarium resistance
- 8
- minimum tillage
- 9
Density at harvest ranges from 75–80 thousand plants/ha with adequate moisture to 50–55 in the drought zone.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | RAGT |
|---|---|
| Type | LINEAR |
| Grain type | flint-dent |
| FAO number | 280 |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Use | grain, grits |
| Drought tolerance | 9/9 (maker's score) |
| Sowing time | early-optimal, optimal and late-optimal (recommended by the maker) |
| Dry-down | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Early vigour | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant height | taller than average |
| Disease resistance | fusarium resistance 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Tillage | minimum 9/9, no-till 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Monoculture | 8/9 (maker's score) |
| Plant density, good moisture | 75–80 thousand plants/ha at harvest (adequate moisture zone) |
| Plant density, unstable moisture | 70–75 thousand plants/ha at harvest (medium moisture zone) |
| Plant density, low moisture | 65–70 thousand plants/ha at harvest (insufficient moisture zone) |
| Other facts | Density at harvest in the drought zone: 50–55 thousand plants/ha; Cold tolerance: 8/9 (maker's score); Suitability for late harvest: 8/9 (maker's score); Mineral nutrition level: 7/9 (maker's score) |
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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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