Grain Corn Hybrids
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A5292 G8 RIB
2600 CHU
Product Features
- New SmartStax® hybrid for 2600 heat unit zones
- Provides trait protection for above and below ground insects
- Strong emergence and rapid seedling vigour
- Impressive disease tolerance ratings
- Excellent opportunity for positioning for corn rootworm trait protection
- Ideal usage as grain hybrid but also be used as a silage choice
Management Tips
Rapid emergence and strong spring vigour allow for early planting. Best performance with aggessive populations. Solid yield levels and has shown to perform very well in high yielding environments. Medium/Short blocky ear style. A medium statured plant with lower ear height. Great choice for corn on corn rotations and no-till practices. Excellent tolerance to anthracnose stalk rot with very good Goss's Wilt tolerance.
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 | 1160 |
| Black Layer (GDU) | 2295 |
| Emergence | EXC |
| Spring Vigour | EXC |
| Plant Height | M |
| Ear Height | Medium/Low |
| Stalk Strength | EXC |
| Root Strength | EXC |
| Staygreen | VG |
| Drought Tolerance | VG |
| Final Population (000s per acre) | 34-36 |
| Ear Type | SF |
| Test Weight | VG |
| Drydown | VG |
| Harvest Timing | Flexible |
| Goss's Wilt | VG |
| Gibberella Ear Mould | 2 |
| Husk Coverage | Adequate |
