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2008 Corn Weed
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Weeds (select up to 4)
Hotshot Hybrids
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, Compiled by Jen Bennett
CROPLAN
6226VT3 — 111-day RM (YGVT3)
- Exceptional high-end yield potential; outstanding stalks, roots, plant health
- Medium-short plant with fixed, girthy ear requiring higher populations
- Flowers early for maturity; dries slowly with tropical in background driving staygreen
- More green snap than 6126, less than 645; use with caution in NE and western IA
6331VT3 — 111-day RM (YGVT3)
- Greatly improved stalks, roots, staygreen, intactness over 631
- Exceptional on Goss' wilt; very good on anthracnose and NCLB
- Same plant stature and flowering date as 631
- Best on sandy loams, silt loams; avoid poorly drained clay loams
6150VT3 — 111-day RM (YGVT3)
- New, high-yielding southern/northern/unrelated male
- Improved plant health, stalks, roots, yield over 631, 721
- Male adds staygreen, plant health enabling movement east and south into high-rainfall, high-disease areas
CROWS
4688VT3 — 109-day RM (YGVT3)
- High-end yield potential
- Adapts to all soil types, tillage systems
- Excellent plant health; good GLS tolerance
- Performs well in continuous corn environment
- Good staygreen, late-season intactness; excellent east-west adaptation
4354VT3 — 107-day RM (YGVT3)
- Consistent performance; excellent stalks, roots
- Good plant health, fall appearance, drought and gray leaf spot tolerance
- Good choice for continuous corn situations
- Prefers better soils in east and central Corn Belt
3848VT3 — 105-day RM (YGVT3)
- Processor Preferred high extractable starch
- High yield potential; good test weight
- Performs well across various soils, east-west across Corn Belt
- Strong Goss' wilt tolerance for the west; excellent dual-purpose genetics
DAIRYLAND
Stealth-9005 — 105-day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Best performance on loam, clay, sandy soils
- Vigorous early plant establishment
- Very strong drought tolerance and staygreen
- Excellent test weight
Stealth-9006 — 106-day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Wide soil adaptation for planting flexibility
- Very good drydown, test weight qualities
- Outstanding drought tolerance, disease resistance
- Performs best when planted at high plant density
Stealth-9010 — 110-day RM (YGVT3)
- Most prolific for yield when planted at high plant densities
- Stellar performance across soil types, no-till, continuous corn ground
- Very good southern maturity movement
- Quick emergence; vigorous growth
DEKALB
DKC58-16 — 108-day RM (RR/YGVT3)
- Very good emergence and seedling growth
- Very good root strength
- Good overall disease package
- Very good Goss' wilt tolerance
DKC61-19 — 111-day RM (RR/YGVT3)
- Excellent yield potential for maturity
- Very good overall disease package, including good gray leaf spot tolerance
- Very good emergence; excellent seedling growth allows for early planting
- Excellent stalk strength, very good roots
DKC61-69 — 111-day RM (RR/YGVT3)
- Outstanding yield performance
- Very good stalk, root strength
- Very good test weight, grain appearance
- Good overall disease package
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