Field Crops
Fodder Maize (African tall)
Maize(Zea mays) is one of the best cereal fodder crops grown during the summer, rainy, and winter seasons. It produces rich and nutritious green fodder which is a good source of carbohydrates. However, the fodder quality of green maize is far excellent. Amongst the non-legume cultivated fodders, maize is the only fodder that produces better nutritional quality along with the good quantity of biomass. Its quality is much better than sorghum and pearl millet since both sorghum as well as pearl millet possesses anti-quality components such as HCN and oxalate, respectively. This green fodder is particularly suitable for silage making. The yield varies from 30 to 40 tonnes/hectare.
Key Feature of Fooder Maize Seed.
- Suitable for Kharif seasons.
- Medium maturity hybrid (90-100 days).
- Field Potential: 65-70 Q./ha with shelling 80-82%.
- Uniform open & medium tall phenotype.
- Medium-high Cob placement, cylindrical cobs with white shank. Cobs completely covered with husk.
- Orange-yellow, semi-dent, medium-bold kernels.