Baseline information on agricultural practices in the EU ... - Europabio
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Z<strong>on</strong>e Member State Use Sow<strong>in</strong>g dates<br />
C<br />
South<br />
<strong>the</strong> United<br />
K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />
-: no data available<br />
Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage Late March (plastic cover) – end of May<br />
Bulgaria -<br />
Cyprus Silage 15.03 – 30.06<br />
France Gra<strong>in</strong> Very early varieties: 15.04 – 15.05<br />
Early to mid-early varieties: 10.04 – 15.05<br />
Mid early to late varieties: 05.04 – 15.05<br />
Silage Very early: 15.04 – 15.05<br />
Early to mid-early: 10.04 – 15.05<br />
Mid early to late: 05.04 – 15.05<br />
Greece Gra<strong>in</strong> 01.04 – 20.04 (<strong>on</strong>ly 5% sown 15.03-31.03)<br />
Silage 15.03 – 20.04 (<strong>on</strong>ly 5% sown after 20.04)<br />
Italy Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage Beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of March – end of May<br />
As sec<strong>on</strong>d crop: 15.05 - June<br />
Portugal Gra<strong>in</strong> 15.03 – 30.04<br />
Silage 15.04 – 20-25.05<br />
Spa<strong>in</strong> Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage Beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of March – mid June<br />
Plant densities depend <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> maize variety and its purpose (Table 13). The amount of seeds used is<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r dependent by <strong>the</strong> time of sow<strong>in</strong>g: early sow<strong>in</strong>g requires 10-15% more seeds compared to <strong>the</strong><br />
desired plant number per hectare, late sow<strong>in</strong>g 0-5%.<br />
Table 13: Maize sow<strong>in</strong>g - seed use and plant density (Sources: a c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al derived from organic<br />
farm<strong>in</strong>g data; b Maiskomitee; c Maïshandboek; d Baden-Württemberg silomais; e Thür<strong>in</strong>gen;<br />
f Endure; g M<strong>in</strong>istry of Agriculture (MADR); h FSE; i KWS; j EuropaBio member companies;<br />
k Wye College Maize Unit)<br />
Z<strong>on</strong>e Member State Use Seed use<br />
(1,000 kernels/ha)<br />
A<br />
North<br />
B<br />
Centre<br />
Denmark - -<br />
Est<strong>on</strong>ia - -<br />
F<strong>in</strong>land - -<br />
Latvia - -<br />
Lithuania - -<br />
Sweden - -<br />
Austria - -<br />
Plant density<br />
(1,000/ha)<br />
Belgium Not specified i 60-120 60-120<br />
Czech Republic - -<br />
Germany Not specified b 75-140 60-120<br />
Hungary<br />
Silage d - 80-100<br />
Silage e 70-120 -<br />
Gra<strong>in</strong> e 60-100 -<br />
- -<br />
Ireland - -<br />
Luxembourg - -<br />
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