A6489 112 Days
Strengths
- Outstanding yield potential with a strong agronomic package
- Consistent performance in all cropping systems
- High test weight and above average grain quality
Weaknesses
- Average drydown due to late season plant health
Management Tips
- Excellent agronomic package for no-till and reduced tillage systems
- Excellent late season health and plant intactness allows for late harvest
- Adapted to continuous corn systems
Corn After Corn Tips
- Excellent agronomics tolerates heavy corn on corn residue
Features
| Potential Yield: Fields Norm. <150 bu./A. Fields Norm. >150 bu./A. |
Very Good Excellent |
| Genetic Family: | F |
| Days to Flowering: | 76 |
| GDU's Black Layer: | 2700 |
| Plant Height: | |
| Ear Height: | Medium |
| Ear Flex: | Semi-Flexible |
| Kernel Texture | Hard |
| Harvest Timing: | Late |
| Foliar Fungicide Response: | Moderate |
Input Traits
Output Traits
Seed Treatment
All products are treated with a seed applied insecticide and fungicide package.
Recommended Planting Population
| Row Type | Low | Medium | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30" | 28-30,000 | 30-33,000 | 33-36,000 |
| Narrow | 30-32,000 | 32-35,000 | 36-38,000 |
Planting Applications
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| No-till | 9 | |||||||||
| Corn on Corn | 10 | |||||||||
| Irrigation | 8 | |||||||||
| Silage | 9 | |||||||||
| Narrow Rows | 10 | |||||||||
| Poorly Drained Soils | 9 | |||||||||
Nitrogen Utilization
| 100% Preplant | Preplant & Sidedress | Starter & Sidedress |
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Agronomic Ratings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| Stalk Strength | 8 | |||||||||
| Root Strength | 9 | |||||||||
| Drought Tolerance | 8 | |||||||||
| Drydown | 7 | |||||||||
| Emergence | 8 | |||||||||
| Test Weight | 9 | |||||||||
Adaptability to Different Soils
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand | 7 | |||||||||
| Sandy Loam | 8 | |||||||||
| Silt Loam | 10 | |||||||||
| Silty Clay Loam | 10 | |||||||||
| Clay Loam | 10 | |||||||||
| Clay | 9 | |||||||||
Leaf Disease Ratings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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| Gray Leaf | 8 | |||||||||
| N.C.L.B. | 8 | |||||||||
| S.C.L.B. | 8 | |||||||||
| Anthracnose | 7 | |||||||||
| Goss's Wilt | 8 | |||||||||
