Mycogen Seeds introduces four new NuSun™ sunflower hybrids and one new confection hybrid for the 2005 season. With today’s rapidly growing demand for healthier oil products, this new seed lineup will offer high-quality oils and excellent yield potential for improved marketability and profitability.

“8N251 is an early season NuSun™ hybrid with very high oil content that shows wide adaptability across varying planting practices and environments,” says Keith Porter, Marketing Specialist, Mycogen Seeds. 

This uniform, single-cross hybrid is medium in height and offers high yield potential. 8N251 works very well in more northerly growing areas, but has the ability to move south into areas growing medium-maturity hybrids.

Positioned to become the industry standard for oil yield per acre, 8N352 is a single-cross NuSun™ hybrid. It has the ability to yield with fuller season hybrids and can work well in more northerly growing areas when timely planted. “This medium to medium-full maturity hybrid combines excellent yield potential with the highest oil percentage that we’ve tested,” Porter adds.

For producers with needs for a shorter sunflower, 8N510 is the solution. This full-season, single-cross NuSun™ hybrid has reduced-height tendencies. It delivers improved yield over existing products and has average oil content and test weight.

“8N510 is a strong agronomic package that includes very good stalks and roots and performs best in full-season environments under normal and early planting situations,” Porter says. “In addition, Mycogen is offering 8D310, a strong mid-season hybrid that features excellent hulling properties, as well as being a hybrid with NuSun characteristics.”

For confection sunflower growers, 8C416 delivers improved seed size, seed color and yield when compared to Mycogen’s popular 9338 hybrid. It has good late-season plant health, along with good drydown characteristics. 8C416 is well suited for “in-shell” type markets and works well as a hulling confection.

Growers can contact their Mycogen Seeds dealer or sales representative for more information about these new sunflower hybrids.

Mycogen Seeds is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and is an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Mycogen Seeds is the leader in Silage-Specific™ corn, the largest sunflower seed producer, and a leading producer of seed corn, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum.

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