Heavy-Hitting Hybrids

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

PRODUCERS

7134VT3 — 111-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Strong flex ear
  • Excellent emergence
  • Well suited for dryland, irrigated acres
  • Ideal for western Corn Belt

6634VT3 — 106-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Strong seedling vigor
  • Great for reduced tillage
  • Average drought tolerance
  • High yield potential

STINE

9626VT3 — 109-111-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)

  • Very broad kernels
  • Responds well to foliar fungicide
  • Medium-high population
  • Superior yield to moisture ratio

9726VT3 — 11-112-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)

  • Superior yield
  • Excellent yield-to-moisture ratio
  • Good for corn-corn
  • Length, girth ear flex

9725VT3 — 112-114-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)

  • High yielding with excellent stalks, roots
  • Length, girth ear flex
  • Great for corn-corn
  • Excellent hybrid under irrigation

WENSMAN

W 7469VT3 — 109-day RM (VT3)

  • Excellent root strength, overall standability
  • Excels in high-yield environments
  • Can adapt to all tillage systems
  • Will move north into maturity zones 4, 5

W 7455VT3 — 107 day RM (VT3)

  • Excels in high-yield environments
  • Good choice for irrigated grounds
  • Excellent stalk strength, ear flex potential
  • Medium plant height; caution on sand, fine sandy loams

W 7562VT3 — 111-day RM (VT3)

  • Superior stress tolerance
  • Excellent stalk strength
  • Good choice for cold soils, no-till practices
  • Can adapt to all tillage systems

WYFFELS HYBRIDS INC.

W7251 — 112-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Rising star with stable, top-end yield performance
  • Nice plant health package
  • Excellent standability and staygreen
  • Highly recommended for corn-corn

W5159 — 108-day RM (3000GT/LL)

  • Consistent yield performer with exceptional roots
  • Wide adaptability to soil types
  • Impressive late-season plant integrity
  • Excellent option for corn-corn

W7250 — 111-day RM (RR2)

  • Same base genetics as new W7251 (VT3)
  • Excellent standability and staygreen
  • Good health package; above-average natural ECB resistance
  • Solid choice for refuge acres

LATE SEASON

AGRIGOLD

A6632 — 115-day RM (VT3/YGCB/CL)

  • Excellent agronomic package makes this a must-plant hybrid
  • Above-average late-season plant intactness
  • Adapted to wide range of soil types

A6533 — 113-day RM (VT3, RR)

  • Outstanding yield potential under high management systems
  • Very good drydown for timely harvest
  • Consistent girthy ears with deep kernels

CROPLAN

6725VT3 — 113-day RM (VT3)

  • New high-yield female combined with northern/western male in 6125, 6425, 6525
  • Medium-tall plant with medium-low ear placement; excellent top-end yield potential combined with wide adaptability east to west
  • Disease package with very good tolerance to GLS, NCLB, SCLB; average tolerance to common rust
  • Latest and healthiest version with most southerly adaptability

6986VT3 — 113-day RM (VT3)

  • Combines new version of female in 6818, 7505 with male of 6886
  • Shorter plant compared to 6886; improved stalks, roots; consistent girthy ears
  • Very good on Fusarium for western irrigated areas
  • With the short plant type, use caution on nonirrigated sandy soils

7131VT3 — 115-day RM (VT3)

  • Combines high-yielding male of 751, 851 with new high-yield/late-health female
  • Excellent roots, health, top-end yield potential
  • Same, slightly better disease tolerance than 751
  • Ear-size, nitrogen driven; avoid poorly drained clay soils

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