Heavy-Hitting Hybrids

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

DAIRYLAND

Stealth-2208/LL — 108-day (northern)/106-day (central) RM (LL)

  • High yielding, widely adaptable, proven hybrid with drought, disease protection
  • High ear flex capability
  • Deep kernels, high test weight qualities
  • Leads industry for yield

Stealth-9410 — 110-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Superb roots, stalks, staygreen
  • Very strong under drought, disease pressures
  • Delivers excellent test weight
  • Shorter-statured hybrid

Stealth-9009 — 111-day (northern)/109-day (central) RM (YGVT3)

  • Aggressive, vigorous genetics with high yield potential
  • Wide soil adaptability provides added flexibility
  • Greatest yield potential when planted at high populations
  • Foliar fungicide application recommended

DEKALB

DKC57-66 — 107-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Very good drought tolerance
  • Great standabililty due to strong roots, stalks
  • Excellent late-season intactness, harvest appearance

DKC60-51 — 110-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Superb agronomic, defensive characteristics
  • Reliable performance in all yield environments
  • Very good ear rot tolerance overall
  • Attractive harvest appearance due to great staygreen, intactness

DKC59-64 — 109-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Remarkable yield potential
  • Good overall disease package
  • Healthy harvest appearance due to good staygreen, intactness

GARST

86T82-3000GT — 104-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Healthy plant with excellent late-season intactness
  • Dual-purpose hybrid — excellent choice for grain, silage
  • Good emergence, early vigor

85R08-3000GT — 108-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Proven performance across wide range of soils
  • Excellent performance as full-season hybrid north of zone
  • Very good agronomics provide ease of harvest

84Q55-3000GT — 112-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • East to west adaptability with good plant health
  • Well adapted to all yield environments
  • Yield stability under heat, moisture stress
  • Moderate ear flex for plant population flexibility

GOLDEN HARVEST

H-8211 3000GT — 105-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Very good seedling vigor for fast emergence
  • Very good late-season staygreen
  • Girthy ear with fast drydown

H-8818 3000GT — 110-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Very good emergence, vigor for early planting
  • Excellent staygreen, late-season plant health
  • Good root, stalk strength providing solid late-season stability

H-9014 3000GT — 112-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Tall, high-yielding, widely adapted hybrid
  • Excellent root, stalk strength
  • Very good emergence, seedling vigor

GREAT LAKES

6069G3VT3 — 110-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Dominant hybrid in maturity
  • Excellent emergence, root strength; very good stalks
  • Use on any soil and for no-till
  • Keep east of I-35 (central Iowa)

6272G3VT3 — 112-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent yield potential
  • Wide area of adaptation — almost any soil profile, crop rotation
  • Best with high management at higher populations
  • Very good standability, plant intactness

5506G3VT3 — 105-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Very good yield for maturity, especially under stressful conditions
  • Use in narrow rows, corn-corn, no-till
  • Excellent standability, grain quality, test weight with quick drydown
  • Very good tolerance to gray leaf spot

KRUGER

K-6208VT3 — 108-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Excellent roots, stalks
  • Very good drought tolerance
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
  • Push populations on better soils to maximize performance

K-6010VT3 — 110-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Very high yield potential
  • Excellent standability and plant health
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
  • Great choice for corn-corn due to agronomics and disease package

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