Cekras C1 Maize Seeds FAO 250-260 50,000 seeds

Cekras maize seeds - grain variety FAO 250-260, silage FAO 260 and bioethanol

Advantages of Cekras maize seeds:

• High yield potential in grain production combined with excellent water release.
• Stable yielding also on poorer soils and in various weather conditions.
• Very high resistance to fusarium and cob and stalk smut.
• Versatile use – grain, silage, bioethanol.
• Strong “stay green” allows flexible harvest date and high nutritional value when used for silage.

Agronomic profile of Cekras maize:

• Hybrid type: single,
• Early vigour: medium,
• High tolerance to periodic water shortages,
• Sites: suitable for all soil classes.

Disease resistance of Cekras maize:

• Cob fusarium: very high,
• Stalk fusarium: very high,
• Cob smut: high,
• Stalk smut: very high.

Yield structure scheme of Cekras maize:

• Grain type: FLINT-DENT-DENT - number of grains per row - 36-38,
• Cob type: FLEX - number of rows - 14-16,
• Water release: Very fast, thousand grain weight [g] - 320.

Morphological structure of Cekras maize:

• Tall plants - 285 cm,
• Low-set cobs - 116 cm,
• Very high lodging resistance,
• Strong "stay green".

Recommended plant density - Cekras maize:

• Strong sites: 85-90 thousand plants/ha,
• Weaker sites: 80-85 thousand plants/ha.

Uses of Cekras maize:

• Grain,
• Silage,
• Bioethanol.

Regional suitability of Cekras maize cultivation:

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