Ambition has proven reliability over many years and is a firm favourite, even on the most marginal of sites.
Ambition is an earlier variety sitting at 170 FAO and has excellent standing power and good eye spot tolerance. As well as being perfect for forage use, Ambition also has a great colour grain, which makes it an ideal grain maize variety. Ambition has an incredibly consistent performance in many different seasons.
| FAO* | 170 |
| DM Yield (t/Ha) | 18.3 |
| Early Vigour (1-9) | 7.2 |
| Standing Power (1-9) | 8.0 |
| Leaf Senescence (1-9) | 7.0 |
| ME Content (MJ/Kg DM) | 11.67 |
| ME Yield (MJ/Ha at harvest) | 213,112 |
| Starch Content (% at harvest) | 34.5 |
| Starch Yield (t/Ha) | 6.31 |
| Cell Wall Digestibility (%) | 58.3 |
Ambition has proven reliability over many years and is a firm favourite, even on the most marginal of sites.
Ambition is an earlier variety sitting at 170 FAO and has excellent standing power and good eye spot tolerance. As well as being perfect for forage use, Ambition also has a great colour grain, which makes it an ideal grain maize variety. Ambition has an incredibly consistent performance in many different seasons.
| FAO* | 170 |
| DM Yield (t/Ha) | 18.3 |
| Early Vigour (1-9) | 7.2 |
| Standing Power (1-9) | 8.0 |
| Leaf Senescence (1-9) | 7.0 |
Data Source: BSPB/NIAB Descriptive List 2024. On the 1-9 scales, high figures (e.g. above 7.0) indicate strength in this character. Features marked with * are based on Limagrain estimates.
| ME Content (MJ/Kg DM) | 11.67 |
| ME Yield (MJ/Ha at harvest) | 213,112 |
| Starch Content (% at harvest) | 34.5 |
| Starch Yield (t/Ha) | 6.31 |
| Cell Wall Digestibility (%) | 58.3 |
Data Source: BSPB/NIAB Descriptive List 2024.
