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5 Cultivation 5.1 Sowing Maize being a subtropical plant species, demands some warmth for germination and early development, hence the late sowing in the northern part of Europe. Maize can be sown as soon as soil temperatures reach 8-10°C. This is earlier in spring on sandy soils compared to heavy clay soils. In organic farming the crop is usually sown late to obtain a quick establishment of the plants and to avoid damping-off. Optimal maize sowing dates across the EU are presented in Table 12. Pest attacks may force farmers to sow beyond optimal dates (Endure, 2009). Table 12: Maize sowing dates (Czarnak-Kłos & Rodríguez-Cerezo, 2010) Zone Member State Use Sowing dates A North B Centre Denmark Silage 10.04 – 30.04 Estonia Silage 01.05 – 20.05 Finland Silage 15.05 – 06.06 Latvia Silage Southern region 05-10.05 Northern region 10-15.05 Lithuania Silage 01.05 - 20.05 Sweden Silage 20.04 – 10.05 Austria Grain/Silage 10.04 – 05.05 (10.05 in the case of wet land) Forage 25.04 – 31.05 Belgium Grain/Silage 15-20.04 – 15.05 Czech Republic Grain/Silage Warmer regions (Moravia) 10.4 - 25.4 Other regions 15.4-10.5 Germany Grain/Silage Southern part beginning of April Northern part mid-April Hungary Grain 10.04 – 30.04 Silage 10.04 – 20.05 Ireland Silage Plastic cover: 01.04 (early region)/14.04 (late region) – 08.05 Open cultivation: 14.04 (early region)/21.04 (late region)– 08.05 Luxembourg Grain/Silage 20.04 – beginning of May the Netherlands Grain/Silage 20.04 – 10.05 Poland Grain/Silage 20.04 – 10.05 Romania Grain Northern and central regon:10.04 – 10.05 Eastern region: 01.04 – 10.05 Southern and western region: 25.03 – 30.04 Silage Northern and Central regon:15.04 – 15.05 Eastern region: 10.04 – 10.05 Southern and Western region: 01.04 – 30.04 Forage (as second crop) Northern and central regon:15.06 – 15.07 Eastern region: 10.06 – 15.07 Southern and western region: 10.06 – 01.07 Slovakia Grain/Silage 20.04 – beginning of May Slovenia Grain/Silage 10.04 – 25.04 Page 30 of 64
Zone Member State Use Sowing dates C South the United Kingdom -: no data available Grain/Silage Late March (plastic cover) – end of May Bulgaria - Cyprus Silage 15.03 – 30.06 France Grain Very early varieties: 15.04 – 15.05 Early to mid-early varieties: 10.04 – 15.05 Mid early to late varieties: 05.04 – 15.05 Silage Very early: 15.04 – 15.05 Early to mid-early: 10.04 – 15.05 Mid early to late: 05.04 – 15.05 Greece Grain 01.04 – 20.04 (only 5% sown 15.03-31.03) Silage 15.03 – 20.04 (only 5% sown after 20.04) Italy Grain/Silage Beginning of March – end of May As second crop: 15.05 - June Portugal Grain 15.03 – 30.04 Silage 15.04 – 20-25.05 Spain Grain/Silage Beginning of March – mid June Plant densities depend on the maize variety and its purpose (Table 13). The amount of seeds used is further dependent by the time of sowing: early sowing requires 10-15% more seeds compared to the desired plant number per hectare, late sowing 0-5%. Table 13: Maize sowing - seed use and plant density (Sources: a conventional derived from organic farming data; b Maiskomitee; c Maïshandboek; d Baden-Württemberg silomais; e Thüringen; f Endure; g Ministry of Agriculture (MADR); h FSE; i KWS; j EuropaBio member companies; k Wye College Maize Unit) Zone Member State Use Seed use (1,000 kernels/ha) A North B Centre Denmark - - Estonia - - Finland - - Latvia - - Lithuania - - Sweden - - Austria - - Plant density (1,000/ha) Belgium Not specified i 60-120 60-120 Czech Republic - - Germany Not specified b 75-140 60-120 Hungary Silage d - 80-100 Silage e 70-120 - Grain e 60-100 - - - Ireland - - Luxembourg - - Page 31 of 64
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Page 3 and 4: 1 Introduction Under the current Eu
Page 5 and 6: 3 Maize cultivation in Europe 3.1 C
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