Technology: 11% more silage maize in trials of new seed drill

Increasing maize yield as much as 11% by planting in double rows is the latest breakthrough in seed drilling by Pöttinger.

Technology: 11% more silage maize in trials of new seed drill
Thu, 20 Apr, 2017 - 01:00

Increasing maize yield as much as 11% by planting in double rows is the latest breakthrough in seed drilling by Pöttinger.

In 2015, the University for Soil Sciences in Vienna tested the Pöttinger Aerosem PCS Duplex seeder, and confirmed its efficiency:The increase in yield recorded with silage maize was 11%.

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