- Very stable performer across the corn
belt
- Grain quality is very nice
- Above average test weights
- Good ear flex, withstands heat
stress very well
- Can follow Sugar Beets
- Hybrid performs well in Minnesota
and west
- Excellent stress hybrid
- Avoid planting near Lake Michigan,
it can make this hybrid performance average in certain
years
- Price: Contact your local dealer or DSM for current pricing.
Hybrid Characteristics
Disease Resistance
Herbicide Sensitivity
Growth Regulators
|
No |
| Sulfonylureas |
No |
| Pigment Inhibitors |
No |
Male has sensitivity to all of the above but no
problems have been observed with the hybrid
|  |
| Base Genetics |
K-2983 |
| Processor Preferred |
HFC |
| Early Vigor |
9 |
| Staygreen |
9 |
| Heat Units to Black Layer |
1970 |
| Stalk Strength |
9 |
| Root Strength |
9 |
| Drought Tolerance |
9 |
| Corn-on-Corn |
7 |
| Follow Sugar Beets |
Yes |
| Harvest Method – Combine |
9 |
| Harvest Method – Ear
Pick |
7 |
| Test Weight |
9 |
| Ear Type |
SF |
| Height |
M/T |
| Leaf Canopy |
SE |
| Well Drained Soils |
Yes |
| High Fertility Soils |
Yes |
| Sandy Soils |
Only with irrigation if pure sand |
| Poorly Drained Soils |
|
| High pH Soils |
NA |
| Low pH Soils |
|
| High Nitrogen Soils |
Yes |
Area of Adapability
(* denotes Outstanding Performance)
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota*
North Dakota*
South Dakota*
Montana*
Wyoming*
Washington
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