Duke is an ultra early, high yielding maize variety with the highest ME content available
Suited marginal sites or for short season situations, Duke maize has very high starch content and digestibility with excellent standing power and good eyespot tolerance.
| FAO* | 140 |
| Yield (t/Ha) | 17.6 |
| Early Vigour | 7.1 |
| Standing Power | 7.7 |
| Leaf Senescence | 6.2 |
| ME Content (MJ/Kg DM) | 11.9 |
| ME Yield (MJ/Ha at harvest) | 209,034 |
| Starch Content (% at harvest) | 38.3 |
| Starch Yield (t/Ha) | 6.8 |
| Cell Wall digestibility (%) | 57.8 |
Duke is an ultra early, high yielding maize variety with the highest ME content available
Suited marginal sites or for short season situations, Duke maize has very high starch content and digestibility with excellent standing power and good eyespot tolerance.
See table below for technical information on Duke. Full data available in the Maize Variety Selection Guide
| FAO* | 140 |
| Yield (t/Ha) | 17.6 |
| Early Vigour | 7.1 |
| Standing Power | 7.7 |
| Leaf Senescence | 6.2 |
Data taken from the BSPB/NIAB Descriptive List 2026. On the 1-9 figures (e.g. Early Vigour), high figures indicate strength in this character. Features marked with * are based on Limagrain estimates.
| ME Content (MJ/Kg DM) | 11.9 |
| ME Yield (MJ/Ha at harvest) | 209,034 |
| Starch Content (% at harvest) | 38.3 |
| Starch Yield (t/Ha) | 6.8 |
| Cell Wall digestibility (%) | 57.8 |
Data taken from the BSPB/NIAB Descriptive List 2026. On the 1-9 figures (e.g. Early Vigour), high figures indicate strength in this character. Features marked with * are based on Limagrain estimates.
"Duke delivered exactly what we’d hoped, in terms of starch and dry matter, but most importantly it produced fully ripe cobs well before the end of September.”
