Heavy-Hitting Hybrids

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

CROW'S

5292VT3 — 114-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)

  • High yield potential
  • Versatile product for central, eastern Corn Belt
  • Good stalk, root strength with excellent staygreen; great fall appearance
  • Likes all soil types

5553VT3 — 115-day RM (YGVT3/RR2)

  • Excellent stalk, roots, health; top-end yield potential
  • Adapts to all crop rotations, tillage systems
  • Keep populations medium-high to high

5551R — 115-day RM (RR2)

  • Excellent stalk, roots, health; top-end yield potential
  • Adapts to all crop rotations, tillage systems
  • Keep populations medium-high to high

DAIRYLAND

Stealth-9313 — 113-day RM (YGVT3)

  • High-energy hybrid with outstanding grain production capability
  • Noted for superior early plant vigor
  • Genetics withstand pressures of drought conditions
  • Solid performance in various soil types while favoring loams, sands

Stealth-6114 — 114-day RM (RR)

  • Very good drought, disease tolerance
  • Outstanding staygreen, plant integrity
  • Tremendous soil versatility; perfect choice for no-till, corn-corn; high test weight scores

Stealth-9114 — 114-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Delivers high test weight grain
  • Superb soil adaptation
  • Perfect for no-till, corn-corn
  • High-population hybrid

DEKALB

DKC63-14 — 113-day RM (YGVT3, RR2, PP)

  • Tremendous top-end yield potential
  • Exceptional roots, sound stalks
  • Very good overall ear rot tolerance

DKC68-06 — 118-day RM (RR2, YGCB)

  • Consistent high-yield performance across wide geography
  • Excellent emergence, seedling vigor for reduced tillage systems
  • Good staygreen, overall plant health
  • Tremendous root, stalk strength

DKC65-63 — 115-day RM (YGVT3, RR2)

  • Excellent stalk strength, strong roots
  • Superior staygreen, harvest appearance
  • Consistent performance across soil types, tillage practices

GARST

83X61-3000GT — 113-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Well adapted across soil types, management practices from east to west
  • Outstanding stalk quality, late-season intactness
  • Above-average overall health; outstanding tolerance to north leaf blight and gray leaf spot

82H82-3000GT — 118-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Widely adapted genetics with excellent north, south movement
  • Solid agronomic package; excellent harvestability
  • Dual-purpose hybrid for grain, silage acres

83L67-3000GT — 115-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Excellent top-end yield consistently across environments
  • Moderate ear flex; best performance at medium-high population

GOLDEN HARVEST

H-9127 3000GT — 113-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Good emergence, vigor allow early planting
  • Excellent staygreen promotes good fall intactness
  • Very good root, stalk strength provides late-season standability

H-9392 3000GT — 115-day RM (GT/CB/LL/RW)

  • Excellent top-end yield potential
  • Very good seedling vigor allows early planting, reduced tillage
  • Good stalk strength, very good staygreen allow good harvestability

H-9180 3000GT — 113-day RM (GT)

  • Very good early vigor, good emergence allow early planting
  • Very good root strength ensures season-long standability
  • Good stalk strength, staygreen for late-season intactness

GREAT LAKES

6354G3VT3 — 113-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Widely adapted, high-yielding hybrid
  • Improved test weight over 6321
  • Excellent stress tolerance, super ear flex
  • Use with any soil, no-till, corn-corn
  • Very good leaf disease tolerance package

KRUGER

K-6213VT3 — 113-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Stable high-yield potential
  • Excellent plant health and agronomics
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
  • Excellent choice for delayed harvest

K-6115VT3 — 115-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Very good yield potential
  • Excellent standability and disease package
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
  • Good choice for delayed harvest because of shorter stature and standability

K-6116VT3 — 116-day RM (YGVT3)

  • Tremendous yield potential
  • Excellent root strength
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
  • Disease package allows corn on corn; best performance has been on better soils in rotation

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