# G16Q82 - **Vendor:** Syngenta - **Brand:** Golden Harvest - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 116 - **Source:** https://www.goldenharvestseeds.com/products/corn/g16q82 - **Tech sheet (PDF):** https://assets.syngentaebiz.com/pdf/techsheets/G16Q82_260326.pdf - **Rating scale (Golden Harvest):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Positioning Outstanding Combination of Yield Potential and Agronomics ## Disease Ratings | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Gray Leaf Spot | 7 | | Northern Corn Leaf Blight | 7 | | Goss's Wilt | 7 | | Bacterial Corn Leaf Streak | 6 | | Southern Corn Leaf Blight | 7 | | Anthracnose Stalk Rot | 6 | | Tar Spot | 7 | | Fusarium Crown Rot | 7 | | Common Rust | - | | Southern Rust | 6 | ## Agronomic Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Emergence | 7 | | Seeding vigor | 6 | | Root strength | 8 | | Stalk strength | 7 | | Green snap | 7 | | Stay green | 6 | | Drydown | 6 | | TestWeight | 6 | | Drought | 9 | ## Recommended Management | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Continuous corn | ✓ | | Fungicide response | ✓ | | High pH soils | ✓ | | Highly productive soils | ✓ | | Coarse-textured soils | ✓ | | Medium-textured soils | ✓ | | Fine-textured soils | ✓ | ## Plant/Ear Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Plant height | 3-Tall | | Ear placement | 4-Moderately High | | Ear flex | Semi-Flex | | Cob color | Red | | Leaf type | Semi-Upright | | Root type | Modified | ## Maturity Info | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Relative maturity | 116 | | Silk RM | 114 | | Black layer RM | 118 | | Silk GDU | 1540 | | Black layer GDU | 2800 | ## Seeding Rates | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Yield Environment | Target Seeds / Ac | | 300 bu/Ac | 33,500 | | 260 bu/Ac | 33,000 | | 220 bu/Ac | 32,500 | | 190 bu/Ac | 32,000 | | 150 bu/Ac | 27,500 |