Indianapolis, Indiana
August 17, 2006
Mycogen Seeds announces the
addition of six new hybrids to its sunflower lineup, with
several protection options, including downy mildew and
CLEARFIELD® resistance.
New Sunflower Hybrids
The NuSun®
mid-oleic version of SF270, 8N270 is a hybrid well suited
for NuSun oil, bird food and hulling markets. It features
similar appearance, plant health and oil content to SF270.
An early
season hybrid, 8N337DM provides growers outstanding oil
content. This hybrid has good yield capability and offers
resistance to all current races of downy mildew.
One of the
earliest-maturing CLEARFIELD NuSun hybrids on the market,
8N358CL has very good oil content. Additionally, this hybrid
has good yield potential.
8N462DM
is a mid- to full-season sunflower hybrid. It features very high
oil content, as well as excellent yield potential and the
ability to move well from north to south.
A full-season,
single-cross hybrid, 8N520DM has a reduced height, very
good stalks and very good roots. This hybrid is a downy
mildew-resistant version of the popular 8N510.
Featuring
excellent yield potential, 8C482 is a full-season
confection with superior seed size and seed color and is well
suited for the in-shell market.
“We are
pleased to offer these new hybrids in 2007, as they fit the
needs of nearly all sunflower growers,” says Keith Porter,
Marketing Specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “A match can be made for
those looking for advantages in the oil, bird food or confection
markets.”
For more
information about these new sunflower hybrids or other Mycogen®
brand products, growers may contact their local Mycogen Seeds
dealer or sales representative.
Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow
AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading grain
corn hybrids, the market leader in Silage-Specific™ corn hybrids
and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola,
alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information on Mycogen
brand products, visit
www.mycogen.com.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company providing
innovative crop protection, seeds and biotechnology solutions to
serve the world’s growing population. A wholly owned subsidiary
of The Dow Chemical Company, global sales for Dow AgroSciences
are $3.4 billion.
®™Mycogen, the Mycogen Logo and Silage-Specific
are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation.
®NuSun is a registered trademark of the National Sunflower
Association.
®CLEARFIELD is a registered trademark of BASF Corporation.
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