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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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