Heavy-Hitting Hybrids
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Compiled by Jen Bennett
LG
LG2548RR2 108-day RM (RR2)
- Exceptional yield potential
- Great stalks, roots; very healthy
- Best yields at higher populations
- Widely adapted across maturity zones
LG2555VT3 110-day RM (YGVT3)
- Deep kernel depth in full-flex ear
- Extremely flexible ear size
- Very fast drydown at harvest
- Handles any population
MIDWEST
76806VT3 109-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)
- High top-end yield potential east to west
- Widely adapted to variety of soils
- Superior standability, agronomics
- Keep populations toward high end for best results
76996VT3 109-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)
- Excellent choice for high-yield environments
- First choice for first-year corn ground
- Strong stalks, roots with heavy test weight grain
- Great drought scores
77015VT3 110-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)
- Consistent top yield potential
- Widely adapted across Corn Belt
- Excellent eye appeal
- Large, flexible ear
MYCOGEN
2W705 111-day RM (HXX/RR)
- Excellent stalk strength, staygreen quality
- Good overall plant health
- Well-fitted for maturity zones 6, 7
- Strong east, central performance particularly in Iowa, Illinois
2G611 106-day RM (YGVT3)
- Offers high yields, exceptional fall drydown
- Shows good tolerance to northern leaf blight, leaf anthracnose
- Produces consistent girthy ears with good test weight
- Widely adapted from Ohio to Colorado
2K662 108-day RM (HXX/RR)
- Produces girthy ears with deep kernels for excellent top-end yield potential
- Designed with solid stalks, roots; good late-season appearance
- Offers good tolerance to gray leaf spot
- Widely adapted from east to west
NC+
4517VT3 109-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)
- Wide area of adaptation; top choice for planting early in residue
- Strong roots; good season-long plant health
- Exceptional choice for corn-corn
- High populations give best yield potential
4022VT3 109-day RM(YGVT3/RR2)
- High yield potential, top choice genetics to place on best yield environments
- Improved fall plant health to maximize harvest efficiency
- Improved stalks, roots for greater standability
- Avoid areas where above-average gray leaf spot tolerance is needed
4582VT3 110-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)
- Excellent no-till, early planting choice
- Excellent disease package for season-long, late-season plant health
- Good stalks, improved roots
- Strong defensive agronomics; best adapted to eastern Corn Belt
NK
N68B-CB/LL/RW 110-day RM (CB/LL/RW)
- Top-end yield punch for grain, silage
- Good drought tolerance, ear flex support high yields
- Excellent roots, very good stalks for strong standability
- Characterized for high extractable starch
N53W-3000GT 105-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)
- Harvest big yields
- Good GLS, NCLB protection; strong agronomics
- Good choice for early plant, no-till
- Characterized for dry grind, high extractable starch
N72Q-CB/LL/RW 112-day RM (CB/LL/RW)
- Powerful disease protection for top yields
- Superior plant health with excellent GLS, SCLB resistance
- Corn-corn choice with good emergence, seedling growth
- Characterized for dry-grind ethanol, high extractable starch
PIONEER
35K33 105-day RM (HXX/LL/RR2)
- Excellent yield potential
- Solid agronomics including above-average roots, mid-season brittle stalk resistance, drought tolerance, stress emergence
- Resistance to Fusarium ear rot
35F44 105-day RM (HXX/LL/RR2)
- Banner yield potential
- Strong agronomics
- Proven performance across all yield levels
- Performance advantage in drought-prone environments
33W84 111-day RM (HXX/LL/RR2)
- Suitable for moderate- to high-yielding environments, early planting
- Use on soils with good water-holding capacity
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