Mustang F1 Forage Maize

Mustang (Kern 505) is an F1 forage maize bred for one job: the most tender, juicy green fodder in the shortest time, from a single cutting.

Please read this before you buy

Kern 505 is maize. It gives one strong cutting at 60–75 days. It is not a napier-type grass that you cut again and again. If you need repeat cuttings, ask your dealer about our multicut SSG or bajra instead.

Land and sowing window

• Soil: well-drained, fertile loam to sandy loam with good tilth. Avoid waterlogged or saline patches
• Best sowing: 20 January – 20 February for the best quality green fodder — this crop fills the May–June fodder gap
• Later sowing: possible up to July, depending on your rotation and irrigation
• Rule of thumb: avoid the hard cold of December–early January

How to sow

• Seed rate: about 16 kg per acre in lines; 30–32 kg per acre if broadcast
• Spacing: 30 cm between rows × 15 cm between plants is the common fodder spacing (rows can be 30–60 cm depending on your planter)
• Plant stand: about 24,000–32,000 plants per acre
• Pre-sowing: give a light irrigation if the soil is dry, so germination is even
• Pack size: 5 kg

Manure and fertiliser (per acre)

• FYM / compost: 4–6 tonnes of well-rotted manure before final land preparation
• Nitrogen (N): 32–40 kg, split into 2–3 doses — part at sowing, the next at knee height (25–35 days)
• Phosphorus (P₂O₅): 12–16 kg, all at sowing
• Potash (K₂O): 8–12 kg, all at sowing

Water, weeds and pests

• Irrigation: every 7–10 days in hot, dry weather. The critical stages are seedling establishment and fast vegetative growth
• Weeds: the first 4–6 weeks decide the crop. Hoe or inter-culture at 20–25 days, or use a recommended herbicide as per label
• Pests: watch for stem borer and fall armyworm (fauji keeda) in the leaf whorls. Use pheromone traps and spray only at threshold, as per your state advisory

Where it will not do well

Maize does not tolerate waterlogging. If your plot holds standing water for more than two days, sow on ridges or choose another crop. In dry belts without assured irrigation, we do not recommend it.

Harvest

• Green fodder: 60–75 days after sowing, at the stage of maximum green bulk
• Stem: juicy and soft — animals eat it fully and leave little behind
• For silage: harvest later, when the kernel is at half to three-quarter milk line and dry matter reaches 30–35%. Chop to 1–2.5 cm, pack airtight and leave at least 45 days

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल

मस्टैंग कण 505 से कितनी कटाई मिलती है?

यह चारा मक्का है — 60–75 दिन पर एक ही कटाई देती है। बार-बार कटाई के लिए मल्टीकट SSG या बाजरा पूछें।

बुवाई कब करें?

अच्छे हरे चारे के लिए 20 जनवरी – 20 फरवरी; जुलाई तक भी बुवाई संभव है।

एक एकड़ में कितना बीज लगेगा?

लाइन में लगभग 16 किग्रा और छिट्टा में 30–32 किग्रा प्रति एकड़; पैक 5 किग्रा का है।

कतार और पौधों की दूरी कितनी रखें?

आमतौर पर कतार से कतार 30 सेमी और पौधे से पौधा 15 सेमी।

सिंचाई कब करें?

गर्म, सूखे मौसम में हर 7–10 दिन। जिस खेत में दो दिन से ज़्यादा पानी खड़ा रहे, वहां मेड़ पर बोएं।

Please quote product code KERN-505 when ordering.

Agronomy helpline: 9107062062