HYDRANEO
Mitigate the drought risk by choosing Hydraneo varieties.
Today, farmers must secure their silage and grain maize production regardless of climatic conditions. Choosing a variety with good drought tolerance is a lever that enables them to maintain yields and the profitability of their farm.
agrility.HARVEST, a decisive tool under drought conditions
According to the climatic condition, the yield potential can be negatively impacted. For example, the silage yield could drop 1 t of DM/ha vs the 10 years average. In addition, in drought stress, the evolution of dry matter can be erratic (more dry down, less starch content…). The optimal dry matter for harvesting is between 32 and 35% to maximize the quality.
By monitoring in real time the dry matter evolution with digital solution agrility.HARVEST, the farmer will set the optimal harvest date whatever the climatic conditions and will preserve the quality of his feeding of the herd.
EUROPEAN SEED
HYDRANEO has just been recognized as one of the 20 most innovative solution by the European Seed magazine in this issue: "The 20 Most climate friendly Companies over 2021".
"I have been using the Hydraneo Technology on my farm for three seasons and it has helped me break my stereotypes when it comes to growing maize. For three years, I have obtained stabilization of the yield, regardless of weather conditions".
Marek, farmer in Poland
A solution to protect the yield in water stress conditions
It relies on a vast European trial network covering diverse types and intensities of stress (drought, heat). Each site is characterized using specific equipment and pedoclimatic data (texture, structure, organic matter…), enabling the calculation of a drought tolerance index for each variety.
This innovation concerns the following crops:
Maize
Maize is the cereal produced the most worldwide, ahead of wheat and rice. It has been part of Limagrain’s DNA for 60 years and has undergone very successful innovations (LG 11, Banguy, LG 32.257, LG 31.271...). Today, Limagrain Europe offers a complete, high-performance line-up of grain and forage maize.
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