LC556-23
- High tonnage, silage specific hybrid
- Impressive looking hybrid with 11-13 leaves above the ear
- full flex ears with soft kernel texture on a white cob
- Excellent for either silage or earlage
- Relative Maturity RM: 105
Product Details
Silage Quality and Forage Characteristics
| Cob Color | W |
| Ear Type | FL |
| Plant Height | T |
| Kernal Texture | S |
| Fiber Digestibility | 2 |
| Starch Content | 1 |
| Starch Digestibility | 1 |
| Silage Yield | 2 |
| Silage Quality | 2 |
Agronomic Characteristics
| Seedling Vigor | |
| Staygreen | |
| Stalk Rating | |
| Root Rating | |
| Drought Tolerance | |
| Planting Rate 1000's | 24-30 |
| Fungicide Response |
Product Positioning
| Ideal Yield Environment | |
| Variable Yield Environment | |
| Tough Yield Environment |
My Notes
Ratings: 1 = Excellent | 2 = Very Good | 3 = Good | 4 = Fair | 5 = Poor NA = Not Available
Silage Concept: FA = Flexible Acre | LFY = Leafy | BMR = Brown Mid Rib
Cob Color: R = Red | P = Pink | W = White
Ear Type: FL = Flex | SF = Semi-Flex | F = Fixed | SD = Semi-Determinate
Plant Height: M = Medium | MT = Medium-Tall | T = Tall | VT = Very Tall
Kernel Texture: M = Medium | MH = Medium-Hard | S = Soft | MS = Medium-Soft
Yield Environments: 1 = Highly Recommended | 2 = Recommended | 3 = Acceptable | 4 = Use Caution | 5 = Not Recommended
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