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Heavy Hittin' Hybrids
Dec 4, 2006 5:17 PM, Compiled by Kate Royer
DAIRYLAND
Stealth-9105 — 105-Day RM (YGPL/RR)
- High-yielding with strong stalks and roots and exceptional drydown
- Outstanding drought resistance
- Excels in the central and western Corn Belt
- Tremendously diverse soil adaptation capability
Stealth-9211 — 111-Day (YGPL/RR)
- High yield potential, outstanding drought and disease resistance, strong corn on corn choice
- Large, girthy ears of high test weight grain
- Tremendous soil versatility
Stealth-5111 — 111-Day RM (HX1)
- Tall, showy hybrid with exceptional disease resistance, excellent for corn on corn
- Superb staygreen, excellent stalk and root strength
- Excellent grain quality due to high test weight
Stealth-8014 — 112-Day RM (YGCB and YGRW)
- Very high yield potential
- Excellent response to high management
- Outstanding disease and drought resistance
- Medium-tall plant with high test weight
DEKALB
DKC61-66 — 111-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)
- Outstanding yield potential
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Good overall disease package
DKC61-73 — 111-Day RM (RR2/YGCB)
- Outstanding yield potential
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Very good test weight and grain appearance
- Good overall disease package
DKC61-22 — 111-Day RM (RR2)
- Excellent yield potential for the maturity
- Very good overall disease package including gray leaf spot tolerance
- Very good emergence and excellent seedling growth allow for early planting
- Excellent stalk strength and very good roots
DKC58-13 — 108-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)
- Very good emergence and seedling growth
- Very good root strength
- Good overall disease package
- Very good Goss's wilt tolerance for the western Corn Belt
FIELDER'S CHOICE
4205WRND — 105-Day RM (YGRW/RR2/NutriDense)
- Very high grain or forage yield
- Very good test weight and grain quality
- Superior fiber digestibility
- Excellent emergence and early vigor
7658WPR — 105-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Medium-statured hybrid with girthy ears
- Top-end yield potential, very fast drydown
- Very good emergence and seedling vigor
7710WPR — 108-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Tall-statured hybrid with excellent top-end yield potential, emergence and seedling vigor
- Good stalks and roots
- Deep kernels on a long, semi-flex ear
7728WPR — 112-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Outstanding yield performance
- Excellent late-season plant intactness
- Consistent, girthy ears
- Excellent stalk strength
FONTANELLE
7K456 — 110-112-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Excellent top-end yield potential
- Very good disease package, including grey leaf spot tolerance
- Good grain quality and test weight
7K155 — 109-111-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Solid agronomic package
- Very good stalks and roots
- Excellent late-season standability
- Short stature plant type with medium-low ear placement
6T226 — 106-108-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- New YieldGard VT technology
- Very good Goss's wilt tolerance for the western Corn Belt
- Very good test weight and works well across various soil type, good choice for corn on corn
- Dual-purpose corn and Processor Preferred as Highly Extractable (HES) grain
6N523 — 107-109-Day RM (YGCB/RR2)
- Excellent top-end yield potential
- Semi flex ear on a medium plant
- Very good stalks and roots
- Very showy corn up to pollination
FS
FS 5197 RR/YGPL — 105-Day RM
- Attractive hybrid with excellent fall integrity
- Outstanding yield potential and consistency
- Excellent drydown
- Adaptability to a variety of soil conditions
FS 5558 RR/YGPL — 107-Day RM
- Attractive hybrid, outstanding yield potential
- Excellent drydown and fall integrity
- Consistent performance across a wide variety of soil conditions
FS 6298 RR/YGPL — 110-Day RM
- Consistently high-yielding hybrid with large, girthy ears, excellent staygreen
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Excellent staygreen
FS 61A33 — 111-Day RM (RR/YGPL)
- Excellent eye appeal, very good health
- Responds well to high management
- Solid agronomic package in a racehorse-style hybrid
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