Grain Corn Hybrids
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A3979 G2 RIB
2025 CHU
Product Features
- Very strong early grain hybrid for short season maturity zones
- Excellent emergence and seedling vigour for a fast early season start
- Very nice ear girth and consistency
- Flowers appropriate for heat unit rating with rapid drydown for maturity
- Has shown very stable, high yield potential for maturity rating
Management Tips
Position in ultra-early maturity zones with early flowering and finish. Rapid drydown allows for early harvest. Plant to target 30-36,000 pl/acre on rotated ground. Has shown solid performance under stressed tough conditions. Strong leaf disease tolerance. Moderate resistance to Goss's wilt.
Ratings EXC = Excellent VG = Very Good G = Good F = Fair
Plant Height S = Short M = Medium T = Tall V/T = Very Tall
Flowering E = Early E/A = Early Average A = Average L = Late
Ear Type F = Fixed SF = Semi-Flex FL = Flex
Characteristics
| Flowering | A |
| Mid Flowering GDU | 1080 |
| Black Layer (GDU) | 2150 |
| Emergence | EXC |
| Spring Vigour | EXC |
| Plant Height | M |
| Ear Height | Low |
| Stalk Strength | VG |
| Root Strength | EXC |
| Staygreen | G |
| Drought Tolerance | VG |
| Final Population (000s per acre) | 34-36 |
| Ear Type | SF |
| Test Weight | VG |
| Drydown | EXC |
| Harvest Timing | Flexible |
| Goss's Wilt | G |
| Gibberella Ear Mould | 1 |
| Husk Coverage | Adequate |
