Profile
PETROSCHKA is a high quality AD variety for the UK. What’s more, this mixed flint/dent maize can be used as a quality input for dairy cows and bull fattening. For the best sites Petroscka is the perfect choice.
PETROSCHKA is listed as suitable for Very Favourable sites from the NIAB / BSPB data and, as an attractive variety with a dark green leaf, it is ideal for forage and AD plants.
PETROSCHKA offers the opportunity to spread the harvest or drilling window with good vigour supporting rapid early growth. It has good eyespot tolerance and the ability to stay green until harvest.
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Very high starch yield
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High DM yield
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Very dense foliage
General
| Usage |
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|---|---|---|
| Silo mature | mid-early | |
| Grain maturity | mid-early | |
| Maturity forage | 230 | |
| Maturity grain | ca. 230 | |
| Type of grain | flint intermediate | |
| Hybrid | Single-cross | |
| Sowing date |
early
0
late
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| Usage |
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|
|---|---|---|
| Silo mature | mid-early | |
| Grain maturity | mid-early | |
| Maturity forage | 230 | |
| Maturity grain | ca. 230 | |
| Type of grain | flint intermediate | |
| Hybrid | Single-cross | |
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Sowing date
early
0
late
|
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Yield information
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) | 33.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) | 18.3 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) | 101 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) | 11.29 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) | 206 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) | 31 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) | 5.65 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) | 55.9 | |
| Dry matter content at harvest (%) | 33.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter yield (t/ha) | 18.3 | |
| Dry matter yield (% of 4 and 5 year varieties) | 101 | |
| ME of fresh plant at harvest (MJ/kg dry matter) | 11.29 | |
| ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (1000s MJ/ha) | 206 | |
| Starch content of whole plant at harvest (%) | 31 | |
| Starch yield of whole plant at harvest (t/ha) | 5.65 | |
| Cell wall digestibility (%) | 55.9 | |
Agronomics Features
| Early Vigour |
7
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|---|---|---|
| Standing power at harvest (root lodging) |
7
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| Leaf senescence |
6
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| Eyespot rating |
6
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Data Source: BSPB 2024 Forage Maize Descriptive List
Breeder classification: +++ = very good / very high | ++ = good / high | + = medium
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Early Vigour
7
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Standing power at harvest (root lodging)
7
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Leaf senescence
6
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Eyespot rating
6
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Data Source: BSPB 2024 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
| Soil type |
heavy
0
light
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|---|---|---|
| Humidity |
wet
0
dry
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Soil type
heavy
0
light
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Humidity
wet
0
dry
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