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.

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