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Evolution and Sustainability of the Olive Production Systems
Evolution and sustainability of the olive production systems Fernandez Escobar R., de la Rosa R., Leon L., Gomez J.A., Testi F., Orgaz M., Gil-Ribes J.A., Quesada-Moraga E., Trapero A. in Arcas N. (ed.), Arroyo López F.N. (ed.), Caballero J. (ed.), D'Andria R. (ed.), Fernández M. (ed.), Fernandez Escobar R. (ed.), Garrido A. (ed.), López-Miranda J. (ed.), Msallem M. (ed.), Parras M. (ed.), Rallo L. (ed.), Zanoli R. (ed.). Present and future of the Mediterranean olive sector Zaragoza: CIHEAM / IOC Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 106 2013 pages 11-42 Article available on line / Article disponible en ligne à l’adresse : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://om.ciheam.org/article.php?IDPDF=6803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To cite this article / Pour citer cet article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fernandez Escobar R., de la Rosa R., Leon L., Gomez J.A., Testi F., Orgaz M., Gil-Ribes J.A., Q uesada- Moraga E., Trapero A. Evolution and sustainability of the olive production systems. In : Arcas N. (ed.), Arroyo López F.N. (ed.), Caballero J. (ed.), D'Andria R. (ed.), Fernández M. (ed.), Fernandez -
Grain Sorghum GRAIN SORGHUM
68 Grain Sorghum GRAIN SORGHUM See page 22 for PRECAUTIONS on use of atrazine containing products near ground and surface water. See comments in the corn section for detailed information on each of the herbicides listed below such as application methods and crop rotation restrictions. Preemergence ATRAZINE 4L 1.6 to 2 qt/A or (atrazine 1.6 to 2 lb ai/A) AATREX NINE-O 1.8 to 2.2 lb/A Weeds Controlled: Black nightshade, cocklebur, common ragweed, giant ragweed, jimsonweed, lambsquarters, morningglories, pigweeds, prickly sida, smartweed, velvetleaf. Remarks: Apply at-planting prior to sorghum emergence or before sorghum exceeds 12 inches in height as a postemergence treatment. In case of crop failure, sorghum may be replanted into soil previously treated with ATRAZINE. Do not make a second ATRAZINE application or injury may occur. CALLISTO 6.0 to 6.4 fl. oz/A (mesotrione 0.18 to 0.20 lb ai/A) Weeds Controlled: Black nightshade, cocklebur, jimsonweed, lambsquarters, pigweeds, smartweed, velvetleaf. Remarks: Except for grain sorghum and sweet sorghum do not use CALLISTO in the production of other types of sorghums such as forage sorghums or sudangrass. Can be applied preemergence or as a pre- plant non-incorporated treatment up to 21 days before planting sorghum. Applying CALLISTO more than 7 days (but not more than 21 days) prior to planting will reduce the risk of crop injury. If emerged weeds are present at the time of the preemergence application, use a nonionic surfactant (NIS) at 0.25% v/v or crop oil concentrate (COC) at 1% v/v (UAN or AMS can also be added to the spray solution). -
For Peer Review
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Impact assessment of mechanical harvest on fruit physiology and consequences on oil physicochemical and sensorial quality from ‘Manzanilla de Sevilla’ and ‘Manzanilla Cacereña’ super-high density hedgerows. A For Peerpreliminary Review study Journal: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Manuscript ID: JSFA-14-1781.R1 Wiley - Manuscript type: Research Article Date Submitted by the Author: 15-Oct-2014 Complete List of Authors: Morales-Sillero, Ana; Universidad de Sevilla, Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales Garcia, Jose; Instituto de la Grasa, Fisiología y Tecnología de Productos Vegetales Olea europaea L, SHD orchards, grape straddle harvester, ethylene Key Words: production, oxidative stability, phenols [email protected] Page 1 of 30 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 1 2 3 Impact assessment of mechanical harvest on fruit physiology and consequences on 4 5 oil physicochemical and sensorial quality from ‘Manzanilla de Sevilla’ and 6 7 ‘Manzanilla Cacereña’ super-high density hedgerows. A preliminary study 8 9 10 11 12 Running title: Impact of grape harvester on fruit physiology and oil quality from 13 14 SHD olive hedgerows 15 16 17 18 Ana Morales-Sillero,Fora José MªPeer García b* Review 19 20 * b 21 Correspondence to: José Mª García Dpto. Fisiología y Tecnología de Productos 22 23 Vegetales. Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC). Avda. Padre García Tejero 4, 41012 Sevilla, 24 25 Spain. E-mai:l [email protected] 26 27 28 29 a 30 Dpto. Ciencias Agroforestales, ETSIA, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Utrera, 31 32 km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain. 33 34 b Dpto. -
Evaluation of Pomological Traits and Classification of Some Olive Cultivars in Zanjan Province
”ﻣﺠﻠﻪ ﺑﻪﻧﮋادي ﻧﻬﺎل و ﺑﺬر” ﺟﻠﺪ 1-28، ﺷﻤﺎره 1، ﺳﺎل 1391ت ﻣﺠﻠﻪ ﺑﻪﻧﮋادي ﻧﻬﺎل و ﺑﺬر ﺟﻠﺪ 1-29 ، ﺷﻤﺎره 4، ﺳﺎل 1392 ارزﻳﺎﺑﻲ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺎت ﭘﻮﻣﻮﻟﻮژﻳﻜﻲ و ﮔﺮوهﺑﻨﺪي ﺑﺮﺧﻲ ارﻗﺎم زﻳﺘﻮن در اﺳﺘﺎن زﻧﺠﺎن Evaluation of Pomological Traits and Classification of some Olive Cultivars in Zanjan Province اﻟﻬﺎم ﭘﻮراﺳﻜﻨﺪري1، ﻋﻠﻲ ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻧﻲ2، ﺟﻼل ﺻﺒﺎ3 و ﻣﻬﺪي ﻃﺎﻫﺮي4 1، 2 و 3- ﺑﻪ ﺗﺮﺗﻴﺐ داﻧﺸﺠﻮي ﺳﺎﺑﻖ ﻛﺎرﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ ارﺷﺪ ﻋﻠﻮم ﺑﺎﻏﺒﺎﻧﻲ، اﺳﺘﺎدﻳﺎر و داﻧﺸﻴﺎر، داﻧﺸﻜﺪه ﻛﺸﺎورزي، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه زﻧﺠﺎن 4- ﻣﺮﺑﻲ، ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﻛﺸﺎورزي و ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ زﻧﺠﺎن ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ درﻳﺎﻓﺖ: 6/6/1391 ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ ﭘﺬﻳﺮش: 1391/12/10 ﭼﻜﻴﺪه ﭘﻮراﺳﻜﻨﺪري، ا .، ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻧﻲ، ع .، ﺻﺒﺎ، ج . و ﻃﺎﻫﺮي، م. 1392. ارزﻳﺎﺑﻲ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺎت ﭘﻮﻣﻮﻟﻮژﻳﻜﻲ و ﮔﺮوهﺑﻨﺪي ﺑﺮﺧﻲ ارﻗـﺎم زﻳﺘـﻮن در اﺳـﺘﺎن زﻧﺠـﺎن . ﻣﺠﻠـﻪ ﺑﻪﻧﮋادي ﻧﻬﺎل و ﺑﺬر 29-1: 636 - 623. ﺑﺮاي ﺑﺮرﺳﻲ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻴﺎت ﻣﻴﻮه و ﮔﺮوه ﺑﻨﺪي ارﻗﺎم زﻳﺘﻮن، آزﻣﺎﻳـﺸﻲ روي ﺑﻴـﺴﺖ رﻗـﻢ زﻳﺘـﻮن ﻃـﻲ دو ﺳـﺎ ل (1390-1389) در اﻳﺴﺘﮕﺎه ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت زﻳﺘﻮن ﮔﻴﻠﻮان (زﻧﺠﺎن) اﻧﺠﺎم ﺷﺪ . آزﻣﺎﻳﺶ در ﻗﺎﻟﺐ ﻃـﺮح اﺳـﭙﻠﻴﺖ ﭘـﻼت در زﻣﺎن ﺑﺎ ﻃﺮح ﭘﺎﻳﻪ ﻛﺎﻣﻼً ﺗﺼﺎدﻓﻲ ﺑﺎ ﺳﻪ ﺗﻜﺮار اﺟﺮا ﺷﺪ . ﮔﺮوهﺑﻨﺪي ارﻗﺎم ﺑﺮ اﺳﺎس ﺻـﻔﺎت وزن ﺗـﺮ و ﺧـﺸﻚ ﻣﻴـﻮه، ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﺑﻪ ﻫﺴﺘﻪ و درﺻﺪ روﻏﻦ ﺑﺎ اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ ﺧﻮﺷﻪ اي و ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪﻫﺎي اﺻﻠﻲ اﻧﺠﺎم ﺷـﺪ . ﻧﺘـﺎﻳﺞ ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ وارﻳﺎﻧﺲ ﺗﻔﺎوت ﻣﻌﻨﻲ داري ﻣﻴﺎن رﻗﻢ، ﺳﺎل و اﺛﺮ ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺑﺮاي اﻛﺜﺮ ﺻﻔﺎت ﻧﺸﺎن داد . ﺑﺮ اﺳﺎس ﻧﺘـﺎﻳﺞ ﺗﺠﺰﻳـﻪ ﺧﻮﺷﻪ اي و ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ ﻫﺎي اﺻﻠﻲ، ارﻗﺎم از ﻧﻈﺮ ﺻﻔﺎت ارزﻳﺎﺑﻲ ﺷﺪه ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮﺑﻲ از ﻳﻚ دﻳﮕﺮ ﺗﻔﻜﻴﻚ ﺷـﺪﻧﺪ . ﺑـﺮ اﻳﻦ اﺳﺎس، ارﻗ ﺎم ﻛﺎرﻳﺪوﻟﻴﺎ، ﭘﻴﻜﻮآل، وﻟﻴﻮﺗﻴﻜﻲ و ﻛﺎﻳﺴﻲ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮﻳﻦ وزن ﻣﻴﻮه و ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﮔﻮﺷﺖ ﺑﻪ ﻫﺴﺘﻪ را داﺷـﺘﻨﺪ و ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮان ارﻗﺎم ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻛﻨﺴﺮوي وSID ارﻗﺎم ﻛﺎﻳﻠﺘﻪ، of ﻛﺮوﻧﺎﺋﻴﻜﻲ، آرﺑﻜﻴﻦ، ﻟﭽﻴﻨﻮ، ﺑﻠﻴﺪي و ﻧﺒﺎﻟﻲ ﺑﺎ Archiveدرﺻﺪ ﺑﺎﻻي روﻏﻦ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮان ارﻗﺎم روﻏﻨﻲ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﺋﻲ ﺷﺪﻧﺪ . -
Sorghum and Millet Collaborative INTSORMIL Scientific Publications Research Support Program (INTSORMIL CRSP)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative INTSORMIL Scientific Publications Research Support Program (INTSORMIL CRSP) 2010 Sorghum: An Ancient, Healthy and Nutritious Old World Cereal United Sorghum Checkoff Program John Lindsay INTSORMIL Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/intsormilpubs Part of the Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, and the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Commons United Sorghum Checkoff Program and Lindsay, John, "Sorghum: An Ancient, Healthy and Nutritious Old World Cereal" (2010). INTSORMIL Scientific Publications. 7. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/intsormilpubs/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program (INTSORMIL CRSP) at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in INTSORMIL Scientific Publications yb an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. SORGHUM An Ancient, Healthy and Nutritious Old World Cereal 2010 Sorghum: An Ancient, Healthy and Nutritious Old World Cereal Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................3 Nutritional Contributions of Sorghum....................................................................4 Nutrient Values for Sorghum..........................................................................4 Micronutrients: -
Gluten-Free Grains
Gluten-Free Grains Amaranth Updated February 2021 Buckwheat The gluten-free diet requires total avoidance of the grains wheat, barley, rye and all varieties and hybrids of these grains, such as spelt. However, there are many wonderful gluten-free grains* to enjoy. Cornmeal, Amaranth Polenta, Grits, Once the sacred food of the Aztecs, amaranth is high in protein, calcium, iron, and fiber. Toasting this tiny grain before cooking brings out its nutty flavor. Hominy Makes a delicious, creamy hot breakfast cereal. Serve with fruit of choice on top and/or a touch of maple syrup. Millet Rice Rice comes in many varieties: short grain, long grain, jasmine and basmati to name a Oats few. Long grain rice tends to be fluffier while short grain rice is stickier. Rice also comes in various colors: black, purple, brown, and red. These colorful un-refined rices contribute more nutritional benefits than does refined white rice and have subtly unique flavors and Quinoa textures too. Wild rice is another different and delicious option. Versatile rice leftovers can go in many directions. Add to salads or sautéed vegetables; Rice make rice pancakes or rice pudding; season and use as filling for baked green peppers or winter squash. Sorghum Buckwheat Despite the name, buckwheat is a gluten-free member of the rhubarb family. Roasted buckwheat is called kasha. Buckwheat is high in B Vitamins, fiber, iron, magnesium, Teff phosphorous and zinc. Buckwheat has an earthy, nutty, slightly bitter taste. Experiment with using the cooked grain (buckwheat “groats”, or “kasha” which is the toasted version) as you would rice. -
Sorghum -- Sorgho
SORGHUM -- SORGHO Key to symbols used in the classification of varieties at end of this file --------- Explication des symboles utilisés dans la classification des variétés en fin de ce fichier Sorghum bicolor 102F US,857 Sorghum bicolor 114A US,339 Sorghum bicolor 120A MX,2887 Sorghum bicolor 128A MX,2887 Sorghum bicolor 12FS9004 b,IT,3127 Sorghum bicolor 12Fb0011 b,US,3133 Sp2774 US Spx35415 US Sorghum bicolor 12Fs0018 US,3133 Fs1605 US Sorghum bicolor 12Fs9009 US,3133 Spx904 US Sorghum bicolor 12Fs9011 b,US,3133 Green Giant US Sorghum bicolor 12Fs9013 US,3133 Spx903 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs0106 b,US,3133 Sp 33S40 US Spx12614 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs90009 b,US,3133 Nkx869 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9007 b,US,3133 Nk7633 US Nkx633 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9009 d,US,3133 Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9012 b,US,3133 Hopi W US Sontsedar US Sp3303 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9015 b,US,3133 Nk5418 US Nkx418 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9016 d,US,3133 Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9017 b,US,3133 Nkx684 US Sp6929 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9018 b,US,3133 K73-J6 US Nkx606 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9019 d,US,3133 Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9024 b,US,3133 Nkx867 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9030 US,3133 Nkxm217 US Xm217 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9032 b,US,3133 Nk8830 US Nkx830 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9037 b,US,3133 Nk8810 US Nkx810 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9050 b,US,3133 Nk8817 US Nkx817 US Sorghum bicolor 12Gs9051 d,US,3133 Sorghum bicolor 12SU9002 b,US,3133 G-7 US Nkx922 US SSG73 US Sordan Headless US Sorghum bicolor 12Sb9001 b,US,3133 Nkx942 US July 2021 Page SO1 juillet 2021 SORGHUM -- SORGHO Key to symbols -
Double-Cropping Sorghum for Biomass Production Ben Michael Goff Iowa State University
Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2010 Double-cropping sorghum for biomass production Ben Michael Goff Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Goff, Ben Michael, "Double-cropping sorghum for biomass production" (2010). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 11421. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/11421 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Double-cropping sorghum for biomass production by Ben Michael Goff A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Major: Crop Production and Physiology Program of Study Committee: Ken Moore, Co-Major Professor Steven Fales, Co-Major Professor Emily Heaton Basil Nikolau Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2010 Copyright © Ben Michael Goff, 2010. All rights reserved. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT iv CHAPTER I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 References 4 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 Double-cropping Systems 7 Biomass Production Potential 7 Other Possible Benefits 9 Possible Limitations 10 Genotypic Variation in Double-cropping 11 Sorghum 12 General -
Cereal Rye As a Winter Cover Crop, FSA2182
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE R E S E A R C H & E X T E N S I O N Uh\--University of Arkansas System Agriculture and Natural Resources FSA2182 Cereal Rye as a Winter Cover Crop Trenton Roberts Cereal rye (Secale cereale) is a Cereal rye is a huge biomass winter annual cereal crop that has producer (2,000 to 10,000 pounds of Associate Professor and garnered a lot of well-deserved biomass per acre) with little to no input Soil Fertility Extension Specialist attention in the cover crop world. costs (mainly seed cost). In many cases, Cereal rye is much different than large amounts of biomass can be Kelsey Hoegenauer annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) achieved by planting cereal rye without or Italian ryegrass which should not the need for additional fertilizer inputs. Graduate Research Assistant be used as winter cover crops. As far However, cereal rye is also an excellent as cover crops go in the Mid-South scavenger of residual soil nutrients (N, Jeremy Ross U.S. region, cereal rye is a workhorse P, K, S, etc.) and unlike tillage radish that is hard to beat in terms of the (Raphanus sativus L), cereal rye is not Extension Agronomist - Soybeans benefits that can be gained for the prone to decompose quickly. Therefore, relatively low input cost required to most nutrients contained in the cereal Jason Norsworthy establish and manage it as a cover rye biomass are not available to the crop. In most cases, the name of the successive cash crop. This nutrient Professor - Weed Scientist game for cover crop success is biomass scavenging ability can be great for production. -
Food Applications of Oat, Sorghum, and Triticale Protein Products
4409 * Food Applications of Oat, Sorghum, and Triticale Protein Products J.E. CLUSKEY, Y. VICTOR WU, J.S. WALL, and G.E. INGLETT, Northern Regional Research Center, SEA/ARS/USDA, Peoria, IL USA ABSTRACT methods have been reported but have not as yet been Oat, sorghum, and triticale protein products offer adopted industrially. These processes involve aqueous wet considerable potential as food supplements. Each has milling fractionation of the groat flour complex, a mechani special characteristics applicable to improved food cal separation of flour components by air classification, and product development. High protein or high lysine separation of the protein fraction from the oat flour in lines of these grains have been dev'eloped in recent aqueous and nonaqueous media. years. Oat, sorghum, and triticale proteit:t fractions Iller milling: The wet milling process, a nonconventional have been separated from their grains by wet and dry method, was developed for producing oat protein concen milling procedures and also by air classification. trate, starch, and residue fractions from oat groats having Recent research is reviewed here concerning produc moderate and high protein contents (1). The optimum tion and applications of the protein products. yield of protein was obtained in dilute alkali solution at pH 10 (2). The protein was isoelectrically precipitated, centri fuged, and isolated. The process yields three main products OAT PROTEIN PRODUCTS (protein concentrate, starch. and gum), all of which offer Oats, the fourth largest cereal crop in the United States much food and nonfood industrial application potential. and the fifth largest in the world, are an important feed Concentrates prepared by this method have a good amino grain for livestock and poultry in the temperate regions of acid profL!e and good nitrogen solubility around pH 2.5 and the world. -
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22092/cbj.2012.100455 Genetic and morphological variation in Iranian olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm E. Dastkara*, A. Soleimanib, H. Jafaryc, and M. R. Naghavid a,cAgricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Zanjan Province, Zanjan, Iran bFaculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran. dAgricultural and Natural Resources Campus, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran *Corresponding author’s E-mail address: [email protected] Received: March 2013 Accepted: October 2013 ABSTRACT Dastkar, E., Soleimani, A., Jafary, H., and Naghavi, M. R. 2013. Genetic and morphological variation in Iranian olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm. Crop Breeding Journal 3(2):99-106. Olive cultivars with specific characteristics have been developed thanks to Iran’s particular climatic conditions and long-term olive cultivation. The genetic variation and relationships among 40 olive cultivars, as well as 17 unknown genotypes from the national olive collection orchard at Tarom Research Station, Zanjan, Iran, were evaluated using SSR markers. Using 10 microsatellite primer pairs, 43 polymorphic bands were obtained on 57 olive genotypes. In addition to molecular markers, 14 morphological traits were measured in all olive genotypes. Based on discriminant and cluster analysis, the group of Iranian genotypes showed the greatest genetic distance from Spanish, Greek, Syrian, Italian and French groups. Based on cluster analysis using molecular and morphological data, most of the unknown genotypes showed high genetic similarity with genotypes from Spain and Syria. Despite the high genetic variation among cultivars in each group, geographical origin had significant impact on observed variability using Shannon’s information index and polymorphism information of olive accessions. -
Silage Sorghum and Maize Intercrop. Bucharest 2016
Silage sorghum and maize intercropping in Hungary L. Kálmán – E. Rajki Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd. 6726 Szeged Alsókiköt ő sor 9. Hungary On the basis of the official data issued in 2015 the number of cattle was 818 thousand in Hungary. Over the past five years, the growth has exceeded 100 thousand. The female cow population increased by 10 thousand/year and more than 50 thousand over the past five years. The higher proportion of the cattle population (62%) is kept by enterprises, and 38% is in the hand of individual farms. The silage maize is the most important mass feed in continental Europe. The primary reason is that the corn silage provides the highest energy yield per hectare. What are the expectations from a good maize silage hybrid? They are the following: high green mass yield, high ear share, valuable nutrient content, good digestibility, slower dry-down rate, long stay-green (K. Móroczné-Salamon et al., 2014). In an average year, the acreage devoted to silage corn production (80-90 thousand ha/year) is usually enough to meet the needs of feeding the cattle population. At the same time, in the extremely hot and dry years, the maize reacts very sensitively to the actual weather condition (Figure 1). Figure 1. Country average yield of grain maize in Hungary (2000-2014) Our climate has become more arid with extremities due to global climate change during the past decades. In Hungary the arable crops are not irrigated, therefore the yield reduction - as a consequence of drought - cannot be estimated in advance.