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BRAND

A617-78

87 DAYS

Genetic Family

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  • Input

    VT2RIB

  • Output

Product Features

  • GDUS FROM PLANTING TO MID-POLLEN
  • 1163
  • GDUS FROM PLANTING TO BLACK LAYER
  • 2215
  • PLANT HEIGHT
  • Medium
  • Ear Height
  • Medium
  • Kernel Texture
  • Medium
  • Nitrogen Utilization
  • FLEXIBLE
  • Harvest Timing
  • Normal
  • FOLIAR FUNGICIDE RESPONSE
  • High
  • GREENSNAP VULNERABILITY
  • LOW

Agronomic Rating

  • Test Weight
  • Emergence
  • Drought Tolerance
  • Dry Down
  • Root Strength
  • Stalk Strength

Soil Adaptability

  • Clay
  • Clay Loam
  • Silty Clay Loam
  • Silt Loam
  • Sandy Loam
  • Sand

Planting Applications

  • Silage
  • Not Applicable
  • Irrigation
  • Narrow Rows
  • Corn on Corn
  • No-Till
  • Poorly Drained

Disease Tolerance

  • ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT
  • PHYSODERMA STALK ROT
  • Not Applicable
  • SCLB
  • NCLB
  • GRAY LEAF SPOT
  • GOSS’S WILT
  • COMMON RUST
  • SOUTHERN RUST
  • Tar Spot
  • Not Applicable

Plant Characteristics

Leaf Orientation

Semi Upright

Ear Flex

Flexible

Root Type

COARSE

Planting Population

Row Type Low Medium High
30" 28-30,000 30-32,000 32-34,000
Narrow 30-32,000 32-34,000 34-36,000

Managing for Optimal Performance

  • TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EAR FLEX, PLANT AT LOW TO MODERATE POPULATIONS
  • PLANT EARLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOOD EMERGENCE AND VIGOR
  • EXCELLENT FIT IN NORTHERN ACRES AS A LATE MATURITY OPTION
Ben Klocke
IA

Ben Klocke

Templeton, Iowa

“AgriGold offers a nice lineup of hybrids and varieties that perform great on different soil types to give me maximum ROI.”