Saatbau·Cereals
Egidio
Egidio is a mid-early maize hybrid from Saatbau, FAO 270, with dent kernels, grown for grain in zones of sufficient and unstable moisture; per the maker, dry-down is very fast and it is not suited to early sowing.
Main advantages
- Very fast dry-down — maker's score
- Not for early sowing — maker's caution
- Sow at +10–12 °C soil — optimal date only
- Suits continuous maize — per the maker
- Recommended 55–75 thousand/ha — varies with moisture
Overview
About this product
Egidio — a mid-early maize hybrid, FAO 270, with dent kernels, grown for grain in zones of sufficient and unstable moisture. The maker notes restrained early growth and development and very fast dry-down; the hybrid is not suited to early sowing.
The ear has 18–20 rows of 32–36 kernels. It should be sown at the optimal date (+10–12 °C); late dates do not suit it.
The hybrid suits continuous maize and late harvest. The maker recommends 70–75 thousand/ha with sufficient moisture and 55–60 with unstable moisture.
The seed is packed in bags of 80,000 seeds.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Saatbau |
|---|---|
| Grain type | dent |
| FAO number | 270 |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Growing zones | sufficient and unstable moisture |
| Use | grain |
| Sowing time | early +7–9 °C: no; optimal +10–12 °C: yes; late 13+ °C: no |
| Dry-down | very fast dry-down |
| Early vigour | restrained early growth and development |
| Monoculture | suitable |
| Plant density, good moisture | 70–75 thousand/ha |
| Plant density, unstable moisture | 55–60 thousand/ha |
| Pack size | bag, 80,000 seeds |
| Other facts | Kernel rows per ear: 18–20; Kernels per row: 32–36; Late harvest: yes; Mineral nutrition level: medium and high |
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Questions & answers
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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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