Baseline information on agricultural practices in the EU ... - Europabio
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Table 7: Maturity classes of maize used <strong>in</strong> <strong>EU</strong> Member States (based <strong>on</strong> Czarnak-Kłos &<br />
Rodríguez-Cerezo, 2010)<br />
Z<strong>on</strong>e Member State Use Maturity classes<br />
(FAO units)<br />
A<br />
North<br />
B<br />
Centre<br />
C<br />
South<br />
Denmark Silage 170 - 250<br />
Est<strong>on</strong>ia Silage 170 - 250<br />
F<strong>in</strong>land Silage 150 - 200<br />
Latvia Silage 225 - 230<br />
Lithuania Silage 220 - 230<br />
Sweden Silage 180 - 230<br />
Austria Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 200 - 490<br />
Forage 230 - 440<br />
Belgium Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 170 - 250; biogas producti<strong>on</strong> 260 - 330<br />
Czech Republic Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 180 - 440, usually 200 - 350<br />
Germany Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 170 - 350<br />
Biomass ~500 - ~600<br />
Hungary Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 200 - 500 (600)<br />
Ireland Silage plastic cover: 220 – 270, uncovered: 180 - 230<br />
Luxembourg Gra<strong>in</strong> 200 - 260; energy maize up to 350<br />
Silage 180 - 280<br />
<strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 180 - 250<br />
Poland Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 180 – 290 (300)<br />
Romania Gra<strong>in</strong> 220 - 600<br />
Silage 250 - 700<br />
Slovakia Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 200 - 500<br />
Slovenia Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 100 - 700 (80% 280 - 400)<br />
<strong>the</strong> United<br />
K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />
-: no data available<br />
Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 190 - 240<br />
Bulgaria -<br />
Cyprus Silage 600 - 700<br />
France Gra<strong>in</strong> 180 - 600<br />
Silage 180 - 400<br />
Greece Gra<strong>in</strong> 700<br />
Silage 650 - >700<br />
Italy Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 300 (200 <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> case of n<strong>on</strong>-irrigated fields) - 700<br />
Portugal Gra<strong>in</strong> 200 - 600<br />
Silage 200 - 700<br />
Spa<strong>in</strong> Gra<strong>in</strong>/Silage 200 - 800<br />
4.2 Seed treatment<br />
Almost all seed (Table 8) is treated with fungicides to protect <strong>the</strong> seedl<strong>in</strong>gs aga<strong>in</strong>st damp<strong>in</strong>g-off<br />
(general term used for a number of different fungus-caused ailments which can kill seeds or seedl<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
before or after <strong>the</strong>y germ<strong>in</strong>ate).<br />
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