Holy Hybrids, Batman! | 2012 Corn Hybrid Guide

Mid Season

 

AG VENTURE

RL7712HB – 109-day RM

  • Healthy high yield RL/HB option with great western adaptation
  • Well adapted to irrigation, high-yield conditions
  • Handles higher plant populations very well
  • Healthy hybrid loaded with staygreen and wide, deep green leaves

 

RL8351HBW – 112-day RM

  • New western workhorse with consistent ears, good grain quality
  • Outstanding drought tolerance with RL/HBW trait package
  • Responds well to fungicides, high-management practices
  • Very good roots, greensnap ratings; tolerates heat stress

 

BECKS

XL 6175AMX – 112-day RM (MAXX)

  • Outstanding health package
  • Dominant performer across marketing area
  • Tremendous stalk, root strength
  • Good drought tolerance

 

XL 6077AM – 111-day RM (MAX)

  • Taller plant with excellent stalks
  • Excellent against GLS and Giberella ear rot
  • Great for corn-corn
  • Plot-topping yields

 

CHANNEL

212-09STXRIB – 112-day RM (RIB)

  • Top-end yield potential
  • Widely adapted west to east in 110-115-day RM zones
  • Food grade grain quality; good drought tolerance
  • Watch GLS with eastern movement; moderate Goss' wilt tolerance

 

207-13VT3P – 107-day RM (PRO)

  • Versatile product with top-end yield potential, high test weights
  • Good fit in central, east areas in 105-110-day RM zones; good southern movement
  • Higher populations recommended to maximize performance
  • Disease pressure in east may prompt early harvest

 

CROPLAN

5011 – 104-day RM (VIP/GT/CB/LL/BL)

  • Provides diversity at maturity
  • Strong central Corn Belt option for Goss’s wilt, plant health, solid agronomics
  • New northern/eastern male with high-yielding female in 6263, 6069
  • Needs high populations to show full yield potential

 

5887 – 108-day RM (PRO/RR/RW/CB/YGVT)

  • Fast-die/fast-dry, product with exceptional top-end yield potential
  • Excellent grain finish, test weight; 2 lbs. heavier than 6286
  • Will work east to west; handles variable soil types; very good roots
  • Uses new version of female in 5338, 5891, 5892 with a new male used in 6125, 6286

 

 

DAIRYLAND

Stealth-9111RA – 111-day RM Corn Belt (RA)

  • Yield is what this hybrid does
  • Medium plant height with medium ear placement
  • Handles stress extremely well
  • Moves south very well as an earlier hybrid

 

Stealth-9505SSX – 105-day northern/103-day Corn Belt RM (SS)

  • Medium-tall plant with balanced ear placement
  • Determinate girthy ear style so you can push populations
  • Late-season health, staygreen are very good
  • Very adaptable east to west on most soil types

 

DEKALB

DKC62-09 – 112-day RM (PRO)

  • Offensive product with exceptional top-end yield potential across environments
  • Very good stalks, roots, drought tolerance
  • Very good drydown, test weight

 

DKC61-88 – 111-day RM (PRO)

  • Top-end yield potential with excellent agronomics
  • Excellent disease tolerance, staygreen
  • Very good drought tolerance
  • Very good drydown for maturity

 

FS

FS 62MV4 – 112-day RM (PRO)

  • Outstanding yield potential, consistency for maturity
  • Adapts well to most soil types
  • Very good stalks, roots
  • Impressive late-season staygreen, intactness

 

FS 58MV4 – 108-day RM (PRO)

  • Outstanding yield potential, consistency for maturity
  • Consistent product with excellent drought, stress tolerance
  • Good choice for all tillage, rotation
  • Strong late-season plant health

 

GARST

84H71-3000GT – 112-day RM (3KGT)

  • Solid agronomics with broad adaptability across soil types
  • Very good tolerance to most major leaf diseases
  • Solid root, stalk strength for season-long standability
  • Avoid acres with high-pH soils

 

84A40-3000GT – 111-day RM (3KGT)

  • Excellent top-end yield performance in central, eastern Corn Belt
  • Very good emergence, seedling vigor for early planting
  • Very strong choice for high GLS environments
  • Excellent grain quality, test weight

 

GOLDEN HARVEST

H-9071 3000GT – 112-day RM (3KGT)

  • Solid agronomics with broad adaptability across soil types
  • Very good tolerance to most major leaf diseases
  • Solid root, stalk strength for season-long standability
  • Avoid acres with high-pH soils

 

H-8940 3000GT – 111-day RM (3KGT)

  • Excellent top-end yield performance in central, eastern Corn Belt
  • Very good emergence, seedling vigor for early planting
  • Very strong choice for high GLS environments
  • Excellent grain quality, test weight.

 

GREAT LAKES

6232 – 112-day RM (PRO)

  • Good tolerance to heat, drought stress
  • Very good leaf disease tolerance, late-season intactness
  • Excellent emergence, seedling vigor
  • Girthy flex ears with deep kernels

 

5529 – 105-day RM (RR, VT2PRO, PRO)

  • Good emergence, plant health
  • Full flex ear type; tolerates higher plant densities
  • Very good standability
  • Good choice for corn-corn

 

KRUGER

K4R-9710 – 110-day RM (RIB)

  • Very good roots, stalks
  • Excellent stable yield potential
  • Use on most soil types, cropping sequences
  • Best performance at higher plant populations

 

K-7907 – 107-day RM (PRO)

  • Excellent roots, stalks, plant intactness
  • Very good yield, dual-purpose potential
  • Consistent performance across most soil types, cropping sequences
  • Avoid very droughty soils

 

MYCOGEN

2V709 – 110-day RM (RA)

  • Incorporates required 5% insect refuge in the bag
  • Medium plant height, medium-low ear placement
  • Consistent ears down the row have excellent husk coverage
  • Responds to top management – fertility, fungicide, irrigation

 

2D747 – 111-day RM (RA)

  • Incorporates required 5% insect refuge in the bag
  • Medium/tall plants with medium-low ear placement
  • Full-flex ear style adapts to lower populations
  • Responds to top management – fertility, fungicide, irrigation

 

NK

N69H-3000GT – 112-day RM (3KGT)

  • Solid agronomics with broad adaptability across soil types
  • Very good tolerance to most major leaf diseases
  • Solid root, stalk strength for season-long standability
  • Avoid acres with high-pH soils

 

N68A-3000GT – 111-day RM (3KGT)

  • Excellent top-end yield performance in central, eastern Corn Belt
  • Very good emergence, seedling vigor for early planting
  • Very strong choice for high-GLS environments
  • Excellent grain quality, test weight

 

PIONEER

P0533AM1 – 105-day RM (MAX1/LL/RR2)

  • Displays above-average stress emergence, excellent drought tolerance
  • Reduced, integrated refuge for corn rootworm

 

P0832AMX-R – 108-day RM (MAXX/RR2)

  • New high-yield potential, corn rootworm-resistant product
  • Above-average drought tolerance
  • Single-bag integrated refuge product targeting above-, below-ground insects

 

WYFFELS HYBRIDS INC.

W7477 – 112-day RM (PRO)

  • Potential for highest yielding
  • Handles heat stress, tough soils
  • High disease tolerance ratings allows use in rotation or following corn
  • Excellent standability for use with medium, high populations

 

W7147 – 111-day RM (PRO)

  • Yield leader in this maturity
  • Stable performance across environments due to solid disease tolerance, including Goss’ Wilt tolerance
  • Highly rated for greensnap, drought tolerance
  • Use in rotation or following corn at medium to high populations

 


 

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