Heavy Hittin' Hybrids

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

GARST
8693CB/LL — 100-Day RM (CB/LL)


  • Excellent emergence with solid agronomics
  • Good late-season plant health allows movement south of zone
  • Top-end yield potential in its market
8581YPL/RR — 104-Day RM (G-STAC/YGRW/YGCB/RR)


  • Broadly adapted yield leader, soil type flexibility
  • Dependable stalk and root strength
  • Excellent choice for no-till acres
8425CRW/RR — 110-Day RM (G-STAC/YGRW/RR)


  • Strong early growth for tillage management adaptability
  • Exciting top-end yields for high performance acres
  • Medium-tall hybrid with moderate ear flex
  • Excellent choice for highly productive soils
8478CB/LL/GT — 111-Day RM (G-STAC/CB/GT/LL)


  • Yield punch with consistency and strong emergence
  • Best performance in central and western Corn Belt
  • Excellent choice for highly productive soils
GOLDEN HARVEST
H-8211GT — 105-Day RM


  • Very good seedling vigor for fast emergence
  • Very good late-season staygreen
  • Girthy ear with fast drydown
H-8254GT — 106-Day RM


  • Excellent drought tolerance highlights a strong agronomic package
  • Widely adapted hybrid in various yield environments and geographic regions
  • Very good seedling vigor for fast emergence
H-8318CB/LL — 106-Day RM


  • High-yielding, widely adapted hybrid
  • Solid root and stalk strength provide for good late-season standability
  • Very good seedling vigor for early planting
H-8952CB/LL — 111-Day RM


  • Strong emergence allows for early planting
  • Good root strength and late-season staygreen
  • Grain dries rapidly in the field
GREAT LAKES
5711BtRW — 107-Day RM (YGPL)


  • New version of super performing 5711Bt — now with YieldGard Rootworm protection, too
  • Many FIRST, university and NCGA yield contest wins in 2005
  • Includes Poncho 250 plus Trilex FL
5711BtRR — 107-Day RM (YGCB/RR2)


  • Another new stacked version of 5711Bt
  • Deep kernels, super root strength and very good drought tolerance with outstanding yield levels
6170G3 — 111-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)


  • Excellent standability, nice test weight, good disease package and excellent plant health
  • Consistent top-end yield, works in any environment, Processor Preferred grain
  • Includes Poncho 250 plus Trilex FL
5506 — 105-Day RM (Conventional)


  • Superior yield for maturity
  • Excellent emergence, outstanding test weight
  • Great for those tougher, coarse soils
  • 16-18 rows of deep kernels
KRUGER
K-6610TS — 110-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)


  • High yield potential
  • Excellent root strength, good plant health
  • Also available as RR, RR/YGCB, and YGCB
K-5309YGCB — 109-Day RM (YGCB)


  • Very good root strength, consistent ear size
  • Fast drydown
  • Adapted from Illinois to the eastern 1/3 of Nebraska
K-1606RR — 106-Day RM (RR2)


  • Outstanding yield for maturity
  • Good plant health, fast drydown
  • Consistent performance across all soil types and cropping sequences
K-0612 — 112-Day (Conventional)


  • High yield potential, good GLS tolerance
  • Very good root and stalk strength
  • Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
LG SEEDS
LG2545BtRW — 107-Day RM (YGPL)


  • Excellent yield potential
  • Very good emergence and early plant vigor
  • Large flex ears with deep kernels on small cob
  • Strong stalk rot tolerance for dependable harvest
LG2589BtRWRR — 111-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)


  • Superior plant health and great staygreen
  • Excellent performance in poorly drained soils
  • Excellent for minimum tillage systems
  • Good performance in corn following corn
LG2597RR — 112-Day RM (RR2)


  • High grain quality, top yields, exceptional stalk quality, excellent stress tolerance
  • A superior hybrid for planting corn after corn
  • Holds up well against gray leaf spot
MIDWEST SEED GENETICS
77125T — 110-Day RM (YGPL/RR)


  • Medium plant and ear height
  • Excellent top-end yield potential
  • Very strong disease package
  • Nice grain quality and test weight
80134T — 112-Day RM (YGPL/RR)


  • Medium plant and ear height
  • Strong central and eastern preference
  • Excellent standability
  • Outstanding top-end yield
  • Fast emergence and early growth
76125T — 105-Day RM (YGPL/RR)


  • Processor Preferred — High Extractable Starch
  • Medium-tall plant, medium ear placement
  • Fast early growth, high yield potential
  • Very good Goss's wilt tolerance
76773T — 108-Day RM (YGPL/RR)


  • Medium plant and ear height, fixed ear type
  • Excellent yielding genetics
  • Widely adapted to a variety of soil types
  • Good anthracnose tolerance

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