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Heavy Hittin' Hybrids
Dec 4, 2006 5:17 PM, Compiled by Kate Royer
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- Outstanding yields throughout central Corn Belt
- Great ear flex at moderate plant populations
- Plant at moderate to high populations to maximize profit potential
- Very good choice for no-till and continuous corn systems
A6633BtRW — 113-Day RM
- Strong agronomic package and top-end yield potential
- Can be used in most cropping systems and adapts to various soils and environments
- Outstanding late-season plant health and intactness make it an excellent choice for no-till or reduced tillage systems
A6522 — 113-Day RM
- Outstanding late-season plant health and intactness, adapted to all soil types and production practices
- Excellent for no-till or reduced tillage systems
- Outstanding yield potential with a strong agronomic package
A6596HX — 114-Day RM
- Good drydown for its maturity, good late-season plant intactness
- Strong emergence and vigor package with an outstanding health package
ASGROW
RX785RR2/YGPL — 113-Day RM
- Very good emergence and seedling growth
- Excellent yield performance over a wide range of conditions
- Excellent staygreen and very good harvest appearance, stalk and root strength
BECK'S
5816CBRR — 113-Day RM (YGCB/RR)
- Incredible yield punch, robust hybrid
- Tremendous “16” for better soils
7916CBRR — 116-Day RM (YGCB/RR)
- Combination of “16” and “97” families
- Tremendous plant health
- Excellent yield punch
7997RR — 116-Day RM (RR)
- Outstanding harvest appearance
- Excellent standability and health
- Steady performer
BURRUS
Burrus 689T — 113-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Exciting triple stack hybrid
- Tremendously high yields across all geographies
- Excellent agronomics and maintains its health through harvest season
Burrus 685S — 113-Day RM (YGCB/RR2)
- Top-end yields across all soil types
- Excellent grain characteristics
- A+ agronomic package
Burrus 810R — 116-Day RM (RR2)
- A full season hybrid that works well north
- Very good health package with beautiful fall appearance, superb yield potential
- Push populations to maximize performance
CROPLAN GENETICS
6998HX/LL — 113-Day RM (HX Bt/LL)
- Outstanding heat and drought tolerance with excellent stalks, roots, late-season plant health
- Exceptional disease tolerance, including GLS, NCLB, SCLB
- Fixed-ear type requires higher plant populations
7050RB — 113-Day RM (RR with MON810 Bt)
- Southern/Tropical genetic type with exceptional disease package, late-season intactness
- Heat and drought tolerant, with strong adaptation to the eastern Corn Belt
- Exceptional plant health, slows drydown
- Semi-flex ear, requiring higher populations
7505RR — 115-Day RM (RR)
- Best if planted in the eastern Corn Belt and the Midsouth
- New Tropical/Northern male with exceptional plant health and staygreen
- Flowers early; exceptional plant health slows drydown
- Semi-flex ear requiring higher populations
8950RB — 121-Day RM (RR with MON810 Bt)
- Excellent roots, outstanding drought tolerance
- Very strong heat tolerance for the Deep South
- Large flex ear for a wide range of populations
- Tall plant height drives exceptional silage tonnage
CROW'S
5263T — 113-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)
- Very high yield potential
- Very good disease tolerance scores
- Prefers better soils at higher populations
- Good staygreen and intactness into the fall
- Very good stalks and roots
5132S — 113-Day RM (RR2/YGCB)
- Very good yield potential and roots with excellent test weight
- Very good gray leaf spot tolerance
- Good choice for corn on corn, especially good in the irrigated west.
- Prefers medium to medium-high populations
5302S — 114-Day RM (RR2/YGCB)
- Medium plant and ear height
- Excellent yield potential, plant health, disease package, stress tolerance
- Widely adapted to many growing environments
8T215 — 116-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)
- Processor Preferred-High Extractable Starch
- Extremely high yield potential, very responsive to management inputs
- Very consistent girthy ear with excellent flex
- Tall, robust plant for both grain and silage
- Maintains very good staygreen in the fall
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