Heavy Hittin' Hybrids

Dec 4, 2006 5:17 PM, Compiled by Kate Royer

GOLDEN HARVEST
H-9223LL — 113-Day RM


  • Strong emergence and vigor for early planting
  • Very good stalk strength aids in harvest efficiency
  • Gray leaf spot tolerance improves late-season performance
H-9392CB/LL — 115-Day RM


  • Outstanding top-end yield potential
  • Strong seedling vigor for early planting
  • Very good late-season staygreen
H-9414CB/LL — 115-Day RM


  • Medium-tall, high-yielding hybrid
  • Good stalk strength and staygreen for late-season standability
  • Widely adapted over various soil types
GREAT LAKES
6381X2 — 113-Day RM (HX1)


  • Shining star of 2005 NET Testing program
  • Blockbuster yield with excellent emergence, good drought tolerance and nice ear flex
6390G3 — 113-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)


  • Super consistency, great standability and moderate ear flex, great choice for silage
  • High extractable starch, above-average test weight; includes Poncho 250 plus Trilex FL
6311 — 113-Day RM (Conventional)


  • Outstanding ear girth
  • High yield with good test weight
  • Will yield under stressful conditions
6365 — 113-Day RM (Conventional)


  • Excellent early vigor and stress tolerance
  • Attractive plant type with uniform ear placement
  • Excellent grain quality and high fermentable starch, very good yield performance
KRUGER
K-6314TS — 114-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)


  • High yield potential
  • Good tolerance to gray leaf spot
  • Adapted form Illinois to Nebraska
K-6414TS — 114-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)


  • Very stress tolerant, excellent yield potential
  • Especially well adapted from western Iowa to Nebraska; also available as HX and RR/HX
K-6613TS — 113-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)


  • Excellent yield potential
  • Improved root strength compared to related hybrids, very good drought tolerance
K-6517TS — 116-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)


  • Healthy plant for southern movement
  • Excellent yield potential
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
LG SEEDS
LG2633BtRWRR — 113-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)


  • Ear flex adapts well to moderate populations
  • Strong roots for ridge-till, fits all tillage systems
  • Strong stalks for standability
LG2625RWRR — 114-Day RM (YGRW/RR2)


  • Top-end yield potential, impressive season long health; performs best in fertile soils
  • Superior stalks and roots, excellent staygreen; fast emergence favors no-till planting
LG2627HX — 114-Day RM (HX1)


  • Best two-year yield record of any hybrid in this maturity
  • Excellent plant health and fast drydown
  • Performs well in dryland and under irrigation
  • Excellent use as silage hybrid
LG2640BtRR — 115-Day RM (YGCB/RR2)


  • Very high yield potential
  • Excellent hybrid for corn following corn
  • Superior stalks and roots
  • Well adapted from east to west
MIDWEST SEED GENETICS
80402S — 114-Day RM (YGCB/RR)


  • Medium plant and ear height
  • Excellent yield potential, plant health, disease package, stress tolerance
  • Widely adapted to a variety of growing environments
83106G — 115-Day RM (HX1/LL/RR2)


  • Excellent top-end yield
  • Large flexible ear, fast drydown
  • Excellent stress tolerance
79880B — 113-Day RM (YGCB)


  • Medium plant and ear height
  • Strong top-end yield
  • Excellent choice for irrigated west
  • Excellent roots, good ear flex
  • Strong GLS tolerance
MYCOGEN
2G779 — 113-Day RM (HXX/LL/RR)


  • Excellent standability, staygreen, ear retention and late-season plant intactness
  • Great yield stability and very good drought-stress tolerance
  • Strong choice for corn-on-corn acres
2M749 — 114-Day RM (HX1/LL/RR)


  • Improved test weight, better husk coverage and lower ear height
  • Yield stability over years and environments will be a major strength of this hybrid
  • Performs best in areas where it is medium-full to full-season
2T783 — 114-Day RM (HX1/LL/RR)


  • Outstanding yields from quality grain produced on long, girthy ears with white cobs
  • Performs well at low to medium-high plant densities, moderate tolerance to gray leaf spot
  • Widely adapted from Delmarva to western Kansas
2P788 — 115-Day RM (HXX/LL/RR)


  • Medium-tall plants feature excellent emergence, drought tolerance and ear retention
  • Excellent standability and staygreen allow for delayed harvesting
  • Stable yield and agronomic performance across a wide range of environments

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