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SILAGE CORN [2 records]

Record 1 2006-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Root and Tuber Crops
DEF

Corn in which the entire plant, including the cob, is chopped up and stored in upright silos, bunker silos or plastic bags, and used for animal feed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
DEF

Maïs cultivé et coupé pour l'alimentation animale.

OBS

On se sert de la plante entière, y compris l'épi, et on l'entrepose dans des silos verticaux, des silos horizontaux ou des sacs de plastique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
  • Crop Conservation and Storage
DEF

Usually a vigorous-growing corn that is planted thicker than grain corn to produce a high yield of forage for ensiling. The kernels should be well dented and the ears should contain about 50 percent moisture at silo-filling time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
  • Conservation des récoltes
Key term(s)
  • maïs fourrage ensilé
  • maïs pour l'enlisage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
  • Conservación de las cosechas
DEF

Maíz que se destina a la alimentación del ganado después de haber sido conservado sin pérdida significativa de peso ni de valor alimenticio mediante su almacenamiento en silos.

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