PINNACLE Forage Maize New from Limagrain Tested in Limagrain trials for 3 years (total 14 sites)
Added to the BSPB/NIAB list in September 2018
Suited to all maize growing conditions
Maturity Class 9 (FAO 190) –early maturing
Single cross, good early vigour and green to harvest
Predicted to be earlier and higher yielding than Ambition
High starch content and starch yield
Highly digestible, good cell wall digestibility
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PINNACLE Forage Maize NIAB Descriptive List for Forage Maize 2017 FAVOURABLE SITES Relative Starch Yield v DM % 115
110
RELATIVE STARCH YIELD
105
100
95
90
85
80
75 28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
33.00
34.0
35.0
36.0
37.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
DM
■ Pinnacle is set to become a top starch yield variety NIAB Descriptive List for Forage Maize 2017 FAVOURABLE SITES CWD% v STARCH % 60
59
CELL WALL DIGESTABILITY
58
57
56
55
54 24
25
26
27
28
29
30 31 32 STARCH PERCENTAGE
33
34
35
36
■ Pinnacle is highly digestible and has a high starch content ■ Digestible fibre is digested more quickly in the rumen leading to increased dry matter intake and milk output
37
38