Heavy-Hitting Hybrids

Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Compiled by Jen Bennett

DEKALB

DKC48-37 — 98-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Great yield potential in highly productive soils
  • Excellent standability due to stellar roots
  • Very good staygreen, harvest appearance
  • Top-notch test weight, grain quality

DKC53-41 — 103-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Exceptional yield potential
  • Superb drydown
  • Great emergence, seedling vigor
  • Very good greensnap tolerance

DKC50-66 — 100-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Very strong stalks, roots
  • Robust plant; great harvest appearance, intactness
  • Maintains performance advantage even in lower yield environments
  • Excellent test weight, drydown

GARST

88F75-3000GT — 97-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Superb emergence, early vigor for all crop rotations
  • Moderately flexible ear for wide range of planting populations
  • Consistent performance over wide range of environments

88L04-3000GT — 93-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Excellent Goss' Wilt tolerance
  • Excellent performance across Corn Belt
  • Superb performance in, north of zone

87G96GT — 99-day RM (GT)

  • Suitable for all soils, management
  • Strong stalks, roots
  • Excellent emergence, vigor

GOLDEN HARVEST

H-8061 3000GT — 104-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Very good seedling vigor allows early planting into cool soils
  • Medium-sized plant with excellent stalk, root strength
  • Good test weight, fast drydown

H-6724 3000GT — 92-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Widely adapted hybrid across northern Corn Belt
  • Girthy ear with fast drydown
  • Very good early seedling vigor

H-7130 3000GT — 97-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Widely adapted, high-yielding hybrid; best performance on highly productive soils
  • Good root strength; above-average stalk integrity
  • Best performance as early to mid-season hybrid

GREAT LAKES

4041G3VT3 — 90-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Superior yield performance, drydown
  • Solid harvest standability
  • Very good emergence, leaf disease tolerance
  • Available in VT3, RR, conventional

4481G3VT3 — 94-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Outstanding yield performance
  • Excellent emergence, standability, drydown
  • Super grain quality, test weight
  • Team with 4415, 4569, 4689

5306G3VT3 — 103-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent yield for maturity
  • Super early emergence, vigor with great stalks
  • Use on any soil type
  • Consistent ear with nice girth — for grain or silage

KRUGER

K-6490VT3 — 90-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Outstanding test weight
  • Excellent agronomics
  • Adapted from Wisconsin to Dakotas
  • Excellent choice for corn-corn, very early planting

K-6295VT3 — 95-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent yield potential; position on better soils at high plant populations for advantage
  • Very good test weight
  • Adapted from Wisconsin to Dakotas

K-6102VT3 — 102-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent yield potential
  • Very good agronomics
  • Adapted across Corn Belt from east to west
  • Excellent disease package, emergence; top choice for corn-corn

LG

LG2358VT3 — 84-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Very good early vigor
  • Well adapted as full-season hybrid
  • Performs well in no-till, minimum-till
  • Maximum performance comes with higher populations

LG2426VT3 — 94-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent yields for maturity
  • Ears consistent with 18-20 kernel rows
  • Good vigor for early planting
  • Works well in no-till, minimum-till

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