Mycogen Seeds introduces 25 new grain corn hybrids for 2012

Mycogen Seeds is introducing 25 new grain corn hybrids for the 2012 growing season, including and 9 new SmartStax hybrids and 5 new Dow AgroSciences REFUGE ADVANCED™ powered by SmartStax® hybrids.

"Mycogen Seeds offers growers the latest technology in the very best germplasm,” says Hank King, senior grain corn marketing specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “Our market-leading technologies are available in products that have been tested extensively for performance to help our growers achieve higher whole farm yield potential.”

Featured new SmartStax hybrids

MYCOGEN® hybrids with SmartStax feature the broadest spectrum of insect protection through multiple modes of action. They reduce refuge requirements from 20 percent to 5 percent in the Corn Belt and help growers to maximize whole-farm yield potential.

•2E266 is an 88-day SmartStax hybrid with strong emergence and early vigor, making it a good choice for reduced tillage systems. 2E266 has excellent fall health and late-season plant integrity with optimal performance in aggressive plant populations.

•2T496 is a high-yielding 100-day SmartStax hybrid that is adapted to a wide range of soil types and environments. It is an excellent choice for continuous corn. 2T496 tolerates lower moisture environments, making it a good option for sandy soil types. With strong emergence and early vigor, 2T496 is an excellent choice for reduced tillage systems and early planting.

•2R547is a 104-day SmartStax hybrid with strong stalks and excellent roots. The medium/tall hybrid has top-end yield potential with consistent, girthy ears that fill to the tip. 2R547 is widely adapted across variable soil types and environments. It has very good fall staygreen and is a strong choice for all crop rotations or continuous corn.

•2V676 is a medium/tall 108-day high yielding SmartStax hybrid with consistent, moderate-sized ears. 2V676 provides good tolerance to northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot and Goss’s wilt. This hybrid is primarily adapted for western and central Corn Belt.

•2H727 is a 111-day SmartStax hybrid with excellent yield potential. 2H727 performs best in a corn/soybean rotation, but also is adapted for continuous corn systems. The medium/tall hybrid has consistent, girthy ears down the row and responds well to high management practices. This hybrid is best-adapted to the eastern and central Corn Belt.

Featured new REFUGE ADVANCED hybrids

REFUGE ADVANCED is a convenient, single-bag solution to ensure refuge compliance in the Corn Belt.2 It contains a blend of 95 percent SmartStax seed and 5 percent
non-insect-traited, agronomically similar refuge seed. This allows refuge plants to be uniformly distributed throughout the field, removing the need for structured refuge acres.

•2A400, a 95-day REFUGE ADVANCED hybrid, offers a solid agronomic package including strong roots and high Goss’s wilt tolerance. Excellent emergence and early vigor make this hybrid very well adapted to reduced tillage systems. 2A400 has top-end yield potential combined with yield stability under moderate- to high-yield environments.

•2H568, a 104-day REFUGE ADVANCED hybrid, has good east-to-west performance. 2H568 responds well to intensive management practices and has top-end yield potential. With semiflexible ears and medium ear placement, it has good late-season intactness.

•2K595, a 105-day REFUGE ADVANCED™ hybrid, is a high-yielding hybrid that is widely adapted with very good stalk and root strength. Excellent emergence and early vigor make this hybrid a great choice for early planting and reduced tillage systems. The hybrid has good plant health and tolerance to gray leaf spot and is an excellent choice for continuous corn.

•2V709, a 110-day REFUGE ADVANCED hybrid, has top-end yield potential in high-yield environments. Well-adapted to the heat and drought stresses of the western Corn Belt, 2V709 performs well in continuous corn but prefers corn/soybean rotations. It has medium plant height with medium-low ear placement and excellent husk coverage.

•2D747, a 111-day REFUGE ADVANCED hybrid, with moderately low full-flex ears, allows for adaptation to lower plant populations. This medium/tall hybrid is well-adapted to the stresses of the western Corn Belt. 2D747 has top-end yield potential that responds well to high management practices.

Advanced technology for a great value

"In a competitive corn marketplace, Mycogen Seeds is committed to providing growers with the latest trait technologies at a great overall value versus other brand alternatives,” King says.