On favourable open PACTS sites, P7948 has given very strong dry matter yields of forage with a good starch content. It has been tested on 34 favourable open forage locations between 2022 and 2025. The dry matter yield of P7948 measured over this period was 13% higher than the Control hybrid, with a dry matter content 4.8% below the Control. P7948 is a large stature hybrid and has very good resistance to lodging.
P7948 is only suitable for sowing on sites classified as favourable, and is not suitable for sowing on any less favourable or marginal sites. P7948 should not be sown late.
P7948 combines very good standing power with very good resistance to Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae).
From favourable PACTS sites results over four years, P7948 predicted forage gas output was calculated at the high level of 5,577,775 litres per hectare.
In PACTS favourable open sites in England, over 34 sites and four years, P7948 has given a very high dry matter yield of 113% of the Control hybrid. It is a large stature hybrid, with high yield potential, which can produce silage suitable for both feeding, grain and gas production.
Performance highlights:
* Score on a 1- 9 scale where 9 = very resistant
** Assumes plant establishment losses of less than 5%
*** Film penetration varies with conditions and film. Trials conducted with Samco and Maizetech films