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2008 Corn Weed
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Hotshot Hybrids
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, Compiled by Jen Bennett
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49SV3 — 99-day RM (YGVT3)
- Excellent on all soils
- Outstanding yield potential, consistency
- Excellent tolerance to drought stress
- Very good fall integrity, drydown
4189 VT3 — 101-day RM (YGVT3)
- Excellent yield potential, drydown
- Very consistent performance across environments
- Excellent health, late-season intactness
- Very good drought tolerance
53SV3 — 103-day RM (YGVT3)
- Excellent top-end yield and agronomics
- Great performer in-zone; can go north
- Very consistent performance, tolerance to drought, other environmental factors
- Very good fall integrity, drydown
GARST
87G94-3000GT — 99-day RM (3000GT)
- Quad stacked
- Season-long protection from European corn borer
- Industry leading control of western, northern, Mexican rootworm
- Strong stalks, roots; excellent emergence, vigor for all soil/management situations
86T83GT/CB/LL — 104-day RM (GT, CB/LL)
- Exceptional yield-to-moisture hybrid
- Tall hybrid with good root, stalk strength
- Good emergence, early vigor
- Season-long protection from European, southwestern corn borer
86G35-3000GT — 105-day RM (3000GT)
- Great yielding quad hybrid
- Tall hybrid with sound stalks, roots; good emergence, early vigor
- Season-long protection from European, southwestern corn borer
- Industry-leading control of western, northern, Mexican rootworm
GOLDEN HARVEST
H-7439 — 99-day RM (3000GT)
- Excellent top-end yield potential
- Very good root, stalk strength
- Good emergence, seedling vigor
- Well adapted to drought-prone soils
H-6456 — 89-day RM (GT, CB, LL)
- Widely adapted hybrid across multiple geographies, yield environments
- Excellent emergence, early vigor
- Solid stalk strength provides good late-season standability
- Adapted to drought-prone soils
H-8062 — 104-day RM (CB, LL, RW)
- Very good seedling vigor allows early planting in cool soils
- Medium-sized plant; very good stalk, root strength
- Good test weight, fast drydown
GREAT LAKES
4569 G3VT3 — 95-day RM (YGVT3)
- Very good yield performance
- Excellent standability with fast drydown
- Large blocky ears with some flex
- Available as RR2 (4569RR)
5362 G3VT3 — 103-day RM (YGVT3)
- Good east-west performance
- Large girthy ears with some flex;good test weight
- Very good stalks, roots for continuous corn
- Available as RR2 (5362RR)
5417 — 104-day RM (Conventional, CL)
- Awesome yield performance to replace 5377
- Very good drought tolerance
- Performs best north as full-season hybrid
- Super drydown
LG
LG2362VT3 — 86-day RM (YGVT3)
- Excellent yield potential
- Excellent plant health; strong stalks, roots
- Very good drought, stress tolerance
- Widely adapted across soil types, east-west
LG2477VT3 — 100-day RM (YGVT3)
- Strong yield potential
- Excellent emergence, early vigor
- Excellent grain quality, test weight
- Early flowering for maturity
LG2514VT3 — 103-day RM (YGVT3)
- Good emergence for early planting
- Outstanding plant health, fall intactness
- Very good performance west; moves east well
- Excellent yield potential
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