Saatbau·Cereals
Ligato
Ligato is a mid-early maize hybrid from Saatbau, FAO 250, with flint-dent grain; the maker calls it a triple-use hybrid (grain, silage, biogas) with excellent cold tolerance.
Main advantages
- Grain, silage, biogas — triple-use hybrid
- Excellent cold tolerance — maker's score
- Fast early growth — maker's score
- All sowing dates — from +7 °C soil temperature
- Recommended 50–80 thousand/ha — varies with moisture
Overview
About this product
Ligato — a mid-early maize hybrid, FAO 250, with flint-dent grain. The maker calls it a triple-use hybrid: for grain, silage and biogas.
The maker notes adaptability to different soil and climate conditions, fast early growth and excellent cold tolerance. The ear has 12–16 rows of 36–44 kernels.
It can be sown at early, optimal and late dates, in all zones; the hybrid suits continuous maize and is not intended for late harvest. The maker recommends 75–80 thousand/ha with sufficient moisture, 65–75 with unstable moisture and 50–55 with insufficient moisture.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Saatbau |
|---|---|
| Grain type | flint-dent |
| FAO number | 250 |
| Maturity | Medium Early |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Growing zones | all |
| Use | grain, silage, biogas |
| Sowing time | early +7–9 °C: yes; optimal +10–12 °C: yes; late 13+ °C: yes |
| Early vigour | fast early growth, per the maker |
| Monoculture | suitable |
| Plant density, good moisture | 75–80 thousand/ha |
| Plant density, unstable moisture | 65–75 thousand/ha |
| Plant density, low moisture | 50–55 thousand/ha |
| Pack size | bag, 80,000 seeds |
| Other facts | Cold tolerance: excellent, per the maker; Adaptability: adapted to different soil and climate conditions; Kernel rows per ear: 12–16; Kernels per row: 36–44; Late harvest: no; 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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