Delta King Seed Company introduces two new Group IV varieties and two Group V varieties for 2005. The four new varieties join the proven lineup of 16 other Delta King varieties.

The varieties – DK 4161RR, 4866RR, 5567RR and 55T6RR – offer Roundup Ready herbicide tolerance enabling soybean farmers to easily control weeds, thus limiting chemical applications and increasing farmers’ profit potential. Delta King varieties have performed well in independent university trials, and the company expects the new varieties will also deliver the same solid results.

“Our 2005 soybean varieties perform in the tradition of other Delta King varieties,” explained Delta King Marketing Manager Rick Rice. “In trials, our new varieties demonstrated the premium quality and high yields our customers have come to expect.”

This is good news for soybean growers who count on local knowledge to assist in making their cropping decisions. “Mid-South growers recognize the Delta King brand, and we’ve discovered they prefer a local company with the expertise on soybean production in the Delta region,” Rice said.

Based in McCrory, Ark., Delta King is a locally owned and operated seed company and believes it has a personal stake in its relationships with customers, a philosophy held strongly by Delta King President Noal Lawhon. With more than 100 years of combined staff experience spent dealing directly with farmers and seed production, the Delta King people know seed, but more importantly, they know their customers.

Bill Rushing, Delta King’s chief agronomist and head of seed production, is also supportive of this farmer-focused approach. “At Delta King, we have made it a priority to listen and understand the needs of soybean farmers in the Delta,” he said. “We strive to provide cutting-edge seed technology and work hard to deliver the best-performing products available for our farmers.”

DK 4161RR

This early-Group IV variety is ideal for an early-planted soybean production system. It possesses very good emergence, standability, stress tolerance and shatter resistance. DK4161RR features above average charcoal rot tolerance and good pod set from top to bottom. It also has the Rps1c gene for good Phytothphora protection. The variety also delivers solid protection against sudden death syndrome (SDS), stem canker, frogeye leaf spot and Race 3 of soybean cyst nematode (SCN).

DK 4866RR

This late-Group IV variety is very versatile, capable of being planted early, late or double-crop in a variety of soils and in rows up to 30 inches.  It has good stem canker resistance and Phytothphora field tolerance. Also an STS-resistant variety, DK4866RR combines excellent emergence and SDS resistance with good frogeye leaf spot protection. It is also compatible with dryland production and pivot, furrow and flood irrigation.

DK 5567RR

The mid-Group V variety produced excellent yields in 2004 tests. It features an excluder for chloride soils and excellent resistance for SDS and stem canker. DK5567RR also delivers excellent emergence, stress tolerance, stability and shatter resistance. It is recommended for heavy, mixed and light soils in rows of less or greater than 30 inches. This variety is recommended for pivot, furrow and flood irrigation and performs well in dryland.

DK 55T6RR

A mid-Group V variety, DK55T6RR has a good disease package and works in all soil types and row widths. It delivers excellent emergence, stress tolerance and shatter resistance along with very good standability. This variety has excellent protection against frogeye leaf spot and SCN Race 3 and 14. It features an excluder for chloride soils.

Delta King Seed Company, a division of Lawhon Farm Services, Inc., is a family-owned seed company based in McCrory, Ark., offering high-quality and high-yielding, herbicide-resistant and conventional soybean seed varieties to Mid-South farmers.

Delta King Seed is a trademark of Lawhon Farm Services, Inc.
Roundup Ready is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC.