KWS Cito - Ultra-early maturity maize
FAO 150
KWS Cito is the earliest variety in the KWS portfolio and is a first-choice variety on both the NIAB BSPB favourable and less favourable descriptive lists.
Cito boasts the highest levels of starch, ME and cell wall digestibility of any of the ultra-early competitors and remains the best option for those looking for early harvest and maximum feed value
Cito consistently produces very large mature cobs and is well proven over a range of soil types and geographical areas
With more focus being given to the environmental aspects of growing maize, Cito offers the opportunity to grow an extremely energy dense crop and be able to harvest early minimising soil damage and road contamination
Dry matter content at harvest % | 40.9 |
ME at harvest (mj/kg dry matter) | 12.02 |
Starch content at harvest % | 41.5 |
Cell wall digestibility % | 58.2 |
Early vigour (1-9) | 6.8 |
Standing power (1-9) | 7.8 |
Data from NIAB/BSPB trials
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KWS Portobello - Ultra-early maturity
FAO 160-170
KWS Portobello is a new FAO 160-170 variety from the leading maize breeder in the UK.
Capable of producing over 18 tonnes of dry matter per hectare which is exceptional for such an early maturing variety
Starch levels of up to 40% along with high levels of ME and cell wall digestibility make Portobello a truly outstanding high feed value variety which ticks all the boxes for an early maturing maize variety
As well as being suitable for high performance livestock regimes Portobello also has a place as the early variety in a balanced energy maize portfolio due to its dry matter yield exceeding that of far later maturing varieties traditionally used in that sector
Dry matter content at harvest % | 38.3 |
ME at harvest (mj/kg dry matter) | 11.61 |
Starch content at harvest % | 38.5 |
Cell wall digestibility % | 56.3 |
Early vigour (1-9) | 7.1 |
Standing power (1-9) | 8.0 |
Data from NIAB/BSPB trials
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