Profile
LiROYAL typifies the DSV UK maize portfolio, balancing yield, quality and agronomics to give the UK grower the ultimate package.
LiROYAL is a very early forage maize that is equally well suited to Favourable and Less Favourable sites. Although very early, it has a relatively tall growth habit and a well-formed cob that leads to high starch content, great digestibility and strong yields, as UK trials have demonstrated.
LiROYAL is a high performing all-rounder with the top yield in its class, which means all growers and, in particular, dairy farmers, have the opportunity to profit from a variety that is agronomically complete.
“ With weather patterns becoming less predictable the requirement for robust and consistent maize varieties has never been greater."
"LiROYAL offers the perfect balance of yield, quality and maturity to suit a wide range of applications. Capable of producing over 18 tonnes of dry matter and in excess of 6 tonnes hectare of starch, LiROYAL is the perfect choice for high performing livestock systems or as the early variety in a balanced energy maize portfolio. Good standing ability and large uniform cobs also make LiROYAL ideal for the increasing maize grain or crimped maize grain markets. Good disease scores complete the package making LiROYAL the most versatile of maize varieties in what is an increasingly diverse marketplace for the maize plant.”
Nigel Walley, National Seeds Manager, Agrovista
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High starch content
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High performing all-rounder
General
| Usage |
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|---|---|---|
| Silo mature | early | |
| Grain maturity | early | |
| Maturity forage | ca. 190 | |
| Maturity grain | ca. 190 | |
| Type of grain | flint | |
| Hybrid | Single-cross | |
| Sowing date |
early
0
late
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| Usage |
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|---|---|---|
| Silo mature | early | |
| Grain maturity | early | |
| Maturity forage | ca. 190 | |
| Maturity grain | ca. 190 | |
| Type of grain | flint | |
| Hybrid | Single-cross | |
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Sowing date
early
0
late
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Yield information
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) Favourable | 34.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) Favourable | 17.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) Favourable | 95 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) Favourable | 11.8 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) Favourable | 207 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) Favourable | 35.3 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) Favourable | 6.19 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) Favourable | 59 | |
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) Less favourable | 34.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) Less favourable | 17.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) Less favourable | 96 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) Less favourable | 11.75 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) Less favourable | 206 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) Less favourable | 35.8 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) Less favourable | 6.28 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) Less favourable | 58.7 | |
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) Favourable | 34.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) Favourable | 17.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) Favourable | 95 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) Favourable | 11.8 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) Favourable | 207 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) Favourable | 35.3 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) Favourable | 6.19 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) Favourable | 59 | |
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) Less favourable | 34.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) Less favourable | 17.6 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) Less favourable | 96 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) Less favourable | 11.75 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) Less favourable | 206 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) Less favourable | 35.8 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) Less favourable | 6.28 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) Less favourable | 58.7 | |
Agronomics Features
| Early Vigour Favourable |
6
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|---|---|---|
| Standing power at harvest (root lodging) Favourable |
8
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| Leaf senescence Favourable |
6
|
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| Eyespot rating Favourable |
6
|
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| Early Vigour Less favourable |
6
|
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| Standing power at harvest (root lodging) Less favourable |
8
|
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| Leaf senescence Less favourable |
6
|
|
| Eyespot rating Less favourable |
6
|
Data Source: BSPB 2025 Forage Maize Descriptive List
Breeder classification: +++ = very good / very high | ++ = good / high | + = medium
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Early Vigour Favourable
6
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Standing power at harvest (root lodging) Favourable
8
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Leaf senescence Favourable
6
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Eyespot rating Favourable
6
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Early Vigour Less favourable
6
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Standing power at harvest (root lodging) Less favourable
8
|
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Leaf senescence Less favourable
6
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Eyespot rating Less favourable
6
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Data Source: BSPB 2025 Forage Maize Descriptive List
Breeder classification: +++ = very good / very high | ++ = good / high | + = medium
Resistance to diseases
| Maize smut |
+
+
+
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|---|---|
| Helminthosporium |
+
+
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Maize smut
+
+
+
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Helminthosporium
+
+
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Location
| Peat-soil |
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|---|---|---|
| Limited areas |
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| Soil type |
heavy
0
light
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| Humidity |
wet
0
dry
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| Peat-soil |
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|---|---|---|
| Limited areas |
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Soil type
heavy
0
light
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Humidity
wet
0
dry
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Sowing
| Forage | 8 - 10 Plants/m² | |
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| Forage | 8 - 10 Plants/m² | |
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