Fayette

The hybrid maize Fayette is a medium-maturing (FAO 330) simple modified hybrid, developed by the State Institution Institute of Grain Crops of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine in cooperation with LLC "Rost Agro". Plants reach a height of 230-240 cm, with ear attachment at approximately 80 cm, and under favorable conditions can form two ears. The cylindrical ear is 23-24 cm long and contains 16-20 rows of kernels. The kernels are yellow-orange, dent-shaped, with a 1000-kernel weight of 290-300 g. The hybrid is intended for grain production and has a grain yield of 83-84%.

Fayette is distinguished by high resistance to lodging, drought, cold, pest damage, and major diseases. The plants exhibit high tolerance to drought stress and develop a strong root system with significant stem and leaf mass at medium height, ensuring a conservative architecture. The hybrid responds well to improved growing conditions and is recommended for all agroclimatic zones of Ukraine, including the Steppe, Forest-Steppe, and Polissya.

The potential grain yield of the Fayette hybrid is 14.0-15.0 t/ha, with an average multi-year yield of 8.59 t/ha in the steppe zone and 10.5 t/ha in the forest-steppe. The maximum yield recorded at the Institute of Irrigation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine was 14.18 t/ha at a harvest moisture content of 13.2%. In competitive trials, the hybrid showed yields of 9.29 t/ha in 2020 and 10.38 t/ha in 2021, outperforming standard hybrids in several indicators, including lower grain moisture content at harvest.