Indianapolis, Indiana
August 21, 2008
Mycogen Seeds has announced its 2009 grain corn lineup,
which includes 27 new hybrids.
“The new Mycogen brand grain corn hybrids are built with
high-yielding genetics and the latest yield protection
technology, so they will perform strong from the start and
provide higher yields come harvest time,” says Dave Schumacher,
grain corn marketing specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “Rigorous
testing in on-farm research plots and head-to-head trials
assures growers that the new hybrids will perform well in the
field.”
New hybrids
New products are available in many different relative
maturities, including the following:
- A competitive performer in
a wide variety of environments and production systems, 2J337
offers a very strong agronomic package including stalk and
root strength, fall health and stress tolerance. It features
top-end yield potential combined with yield stability. This
hybrid features YieldGard VT Triple™ and Roundup Ready
traits.
- A 99-day hybrid, 2A499 has
hard-textured grain and an above-average test weight. The
tall, very attractive hybrid offers consistent yields,
excellent staygreen and good northern corn leaf blight
tolerance. It comes stacked with HERCULEX XTRA for unmatched
insect protection, LibertyLink and Roundup Ready technology.
- A 105-day hybrid, 2W587
offers high potential in favorable growing environments. The
moderately tall hybrid has a bushy upper canopy with very
good staygreen and general plant health. This hybrid has a
broad east-to-west adaptation and includes the HERCULEX
XTRA, LibertyLink and Roundup Ready trait stack.
- Tall and attractive, 2K662
is a 108-day hybrid that produces large girthy ears with
deep kernels and excellent top-end yield potential. It
offers solid stalks and roots, and a good late-season
appearance. Widely adapted east to west, it offers good
tolerance to gray leaf spot. It is stacked with HERCULEX
XTRA Insect Protection, LibertyLink and Roundup Ready
traits.
- Excellent stalk strength,
general plant health and staygreen characterize 2W705. This
111-day hybrid shows strong east and central performance
(particularly in Iowa and Illinois). Traits include HERCULEX
XTRA, LibertyLink and Roundup Ready.
- With high yields and
outstanding grain quality, 2Y739 will appear on many food
grade milling lists. The 113-day hybrid is widely adapted
from east to west across the central Corn Belt. It performs
best at medium to medium-high plant densities and is stacked
with HERCULEX® XTRA Insect Protection, LibertyLink and
Roundup Ready traits.
- Hybrid 2V732 combines high
yield and excellent yield stability. Widely adapted east to
west and moves north and south well within its area of
adaptation. Has the potential to become a co-anchor with the
2T780 family in the 113- to 114-day lineup. This hybrid also
features YieldGard VT Triple and Roundup Ready traits.
MYCOGEN brand hybrids are
constructed using elite genetics and only the best
characteristics to perform strong right from the start and stand
up to even the toughest conditions. To make sure growers can
count on strong yields, hybrids are rigorously tested all across
the Corn Belt.
In total, the MYCOGEN brand grain corn lineup consists of 87
hybrids with a wide range of relative maturities, agronomic
characteristics and stacked trait technologies.
“Mycogen Seeds is committed to our growers,” Schumacher
concludes. “Our grain corn hybrids are backed by solid research,
extensively field-tested and built for higher yield performance
and bigger harvests.”
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 about MYCOGEN brand
products, visit www.mycogen.com.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is
a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of
science and technology with the “Human Element” to constantly
improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences
provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and
vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural
biotechnology to serve the world’s growing population. Global
sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow
Chemical Company, are $3.8 billion. Learn more at
www.dowagro.com.
®™MYCOGEN, the MYCOGENLogo and SILAGE-SPECIFIC are trademarks of
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®Roundup Ready and YieldGard VT Triple are registered trademarks
of Monsanto Company.
®LibertyLink is a registered trademark of Bayer CropScience.
©2008 Mycogen Seeds. Mycogen Seeds is an affiliate of Dow
AgroSciences LLC.
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