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Heavy Hittin' Hybrids
Dec 4, 2006 5:17 PM, Compiled by Kate Royer
GARST
8693CB/LL — 100-Day RM (CB/LL)
- Excellent emergence with solid agronomics
- Good late-season plant health allows movement south of zone
- Top-end yield potential in its market
8581YPL/RR — 104-Day RM (G-STAC/YGRW/YGCB/RR)
- Broadly adapted yield leader, soil type flexibility
- Dependable stalk and root strength
- Excellent choice for no-till acres
8425CRW/RR — 110-Day RM (G-STAC/YGRW/RR)
- Strong early growth for tillage management adaptability
- Exciting top-end yields for high performance acres
- Medium-tall hybrid with moderate ear flex
- Excellent choice for highly productive soils
8478CB/LL/GT — 111-Day RM (G-STAC/CB/GT/LL)
- Yield punch with consistency and strong emergence
- Best performance in central and western Corn Belt
- Excellent choice for highly productive soils
GOLDEN HARVEST
H-8211GT — 105-Day RM
- Very good seedling vigor for fast emergence
- Very good late-season staygreen
- Girthy ear with fast drydown
H-8254GT — 106-Day RM
- Excellent drought tolerance highlights a strong agronomic package
- Widely adapted hybrid in various yield environments and geographic regions
- Very good seedling vigor for fast emergence
H-8318CB/LL — 106-Day RM
- High-yielding, widely adapted hybrid
- Solid root and stalk strength provide for good late-season standability
- Very good seedling vigor for early planting
H-8952CB/LL — 111-Day RM
- Strong emergence allows for early planting
- Good root strength and late-season staygreen
- Grain dries rapidly in the field
GREAT LAKES
5711BtRW — 107-Day RM (YGPL)
- New version of super performing 5711Bt — now with YieldGard Rootworm protection, too
- Many FIRST, university and NCGA yield contest wins in 2005
- Includes Poncho 250 plus Trilex FL
5711BtRR — 107-Day RM (YGCB/RR2)
- Another new stacked version of 5711Bt
- Deep kernels, super root strength and very good drought tolerance with outstanding yield levels
6170G3 — 111-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Excellent standability, nice test weight, good disease package and excellent plant health
- Consistent top-end yield, works in any environment, Processor Preferred grain
- Includes Poncho 250 plus Trilex FL
5506 — 105-Day RM (Conventional)
- Superior yield for maturity
- Excellent emergence, outstanding test weight
- Great for those tougher, coarse soils
- 16-18 rows of deep kernels
KRUGER
K-6610TS — 110-Day RM (RR2/YGPL)
- High yield potential
- Excellent root strength, good plant health
- Also available as RR, RR/YGCB, and YGCB
K-5309YGCB — 109-Day RM (YGCB)
- Very good root strength, consistent ear size
- Fast drydown
- Adapted from Illinois to the eastern 1/3 of Nebraska
K-1606RR — 106-Day RM (RR2)
- Outstanding yield for maturity
- Good plant health, fast drydown
- Consistent performance across all soil types and cropping sequences
K-0612 — 112-Day (Conventional)
- High yield potential, good GLS tolerance
- Very good root and stalk strength
- Adapted from Illinois to Nebraska
LG SEEDS
LG2545BtRW — 107-Day RM (YGPL)
- Excellent yield potential
- Very good emergence and early plant vigor
- Large flex ears with deep kernels on small cob
- Strong stalk rot tolerance for dependable harvest
LG2589BtRWRR — 111-Day RM (YGPL/RR2)
- Superior plant health and great staygreen
- Excellent performance in poorly drained soils
- Excellent for minimum tillage systems
- Good performance in corn following corn
LG2597RR — 112-Day RM (RR2)
- High grain quality, top yields, exceptional stalk quality, excellent stress tolerance
- A superior hybrid for planting corn after corn
- Holds up well against gray leaf spot
MIDWEST SEED GENETICS
77125T — 110-Day RM (YGPL/RR)
- Medium plant and ear height
- Excellent top-end yield potential
- Very strong disease package
- Nice grain quality and test weight
80134T — 112-Day RM (YGPL/RR)
- Medium plant and ear height
- Strong central and eastern preference
- Excellent standability
- Outstanding top-end yield
- Fast emergence and early growth
76125T — 105-Day RM (YGPL/RR)
- Processor Preferred — High Extractable Starch
- Medium-tall plant, medium ear placement
- Fast early growth, high yield potential
- Very good Goss's wilt tolerance
76773T — 108-Day RM (YGPL/RR)
- Medium plant and ear height, fixed ear type
- Excellent yielding genetics
- Widely adapted to a variety of soil types
- Good anthracnose tolerance
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