ES ATHENA
FORAGE STERILE HYBRID 
MONOCUTTING SILAGE
MID LATE, 115-120 DAYS

BENEFITS

  • HIGH ALIMENTARY VALUES AND DIGESTIBILITY
  • SWEET SORGHUM (CLOSE TO 30% OF SOLUBLE SUGAR)
  • SILAGE QUALITY SIMILAR TO BMR

IDENTITY CARD

Yield components 
104,91% of average DM yield  (yield DM average = 13,97 T/Ha)
Source: 16 R&D Lidea European trials
Green mass yield = 49,5 T/Ha

MORPHOLOGICAL CRITERIA
Panicle: sterile
Height: tall
Vegetative development: good                                                                                                                         Sum of temperatures (basis) 6°c:  1750°c
Texture: sterile

CULTURE TIPS

• Recommended density / environnement:
- Stressed: 180 to 200 thsd kernels / ha
- Favorable: 200 to 220 thsd kernels / ha
- Irrigated: 220 thsd kernels / ha
• Distance between row: 50 to 75 cm
• Seeding depth: 2 to 4 cm
• Soil temperature need: > 10-12°C