# AG53XF2 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Asgrow
- **Crop:** Soybeans
- **Maturity group:** 5.3
- **Traits:** XF (XtendFlex)
- **Release year:** 2022
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/soybeans/asgrow/asgrow-ag53xf2-soybeans
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

Asgrow® AG53XF2 brand is an early group 5 soybean with the XtendFlex® and SR® herbicide tolerance traits. Defensively, AG53XF2 offers resistance to SCN and Phytophthora rot, as well as tolerance to sudden death syndrome and southern stem canker.

## Strengths & management

- Tall plant with good standability
- Resistance to soybean cyst nematode
- Very good field tolerance to Phytophthora rot
- Tolerance to southern stem canker and sudden death syndrome

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN ROOT KNOT (M. INCOGNITA) | S |
| SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE | R3 |
| PRR RESISTANCE | Rps1a |
| PRR FIELD TOLERANCE | 5 |
| SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME | 4 |
| FROGEYE LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN STEM CANKER | 3 |

## Sensitivity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHLORIDE SENSITIVITY | Inc |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | 5 |
| VARIETY CODE | 1091804 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH HABIT | Indeterminate |
| HILUM COLOR | BL |
| OIL CONTENT | 19.9 |
| POD WALL COLOR | TN |
| PROTEIN CONTENT | 33.9 |
| QUALITY TRAIT | - |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 5.3 |
| HERBICIDE TOLERANT TRAIT | XF |
| CANOPY | MB |
| FLOWER COLOR | Purple |
| PUBESCENCE COLOR | LT |
| PLANT HEIGHT CATEGORY | T |

## Production

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| NO-TILL ADAPTABILITY | 1 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee** — agronomist: Toby Covin
- **Piedmont NC** — agronomist: James Kiser
- **Eastern NC / Southeast VA** — agronomist: Richard Strecker
- **South Carolina/ SE North Carolina** — agronomist: James Bookhart
