Saatbau·Cereals
Amello
Amello is a complex maize hybrid from Saatbau, FAO 240, with flint grain, a 1000-kernel weight of 350–360 g and 9.5% protein; per the maker, it resists lodging and stem breakage.
Main advantages
- Lodging resistance — maker's score
- Early vigour — per the maker
- Drought tolerance — maker's score
- 1000-kernel weight 350–360 g — maker's data
- Seeding rate 65,000–85,000 seeds/ha — varies with moisture
Overview
About this product
Amello — a complex maize hybrid, FAO 240, with flint grain. 1000-kernel weight is 350–360 g, starch content 72.3%, protein 9.5%. The ear has 16–18 rows of 35 kernels, 560–630 kernels in all.
The maker notes high stability and adaptability to growing conditions, excellent early vigour, drought tolerance, and high resistance to lodging and stem breakage. The seeding rate is 80,000–85,000 seeds/ha with optimal moisture and 65,000–70,000 with insufficient moisture.
The seed is packed in bags of 80,000 seeds.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Saatbau |
|---|---|
| Type | complex |
| Grain type | flint |
| FAO number | 240 |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Drought tolerance | high tolerance to drought and other difficult conditions, per the maker |
| Protein | 9.5% |
| Lodging resistance | high resistance to lodging and stem breakage, per the maker |
| Early vigour | excellent early vigour, per the maker |
| Seeding rate | optimal moisture: 80,000–85,000 seeds/ha; insufficient moisture: 65,000–70,000 seeds/ha |
| Thousand-seed weight | 350–360 g |
| Pack size | bag, 80,000 seeds |
| Other facts | Kernel rows per ear: 16–18; Kernels per row: 35; Kernels per ear: 560–630; Starch content: 72.3% |
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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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