# G09Y24 - **Vendor:** Syngenta - **Brand:** Golden Harvest - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 109 - **Source:** https://www.goldenharvestseeds.com/products/corn/g09y24 - **Tech sheet (PDF):** https://assets.syngentaebiz.com/pdf/techsheets/G09Y24_260310.pdf - **Rating scale (Golden Harvest):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Positioning Excellent Yield Stability for the Dryland Acre ## Disease Ratings | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Gray Leaf Spot | 5 | | Northern Corn Leaf Blight | 8 | | Goss's Wilt | 6 | | Bacterial Corn Leaf Streak | 6 | | Southern Corn Leaf Blight | 6 | | Anthracnose Stalk Rot | - | | Tar Spot | 6 | | Fusarium Crown Rot | 5 | | Common Rust | - | | Southern Rust | 5 | ## Agronomic Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Emergence | 7 | | Seeding vigor | 7 | | Root strength | 6 | | Stalk strength | 6 | | Green snap | 7 | | Stay green | 5 | | 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 | 5-Moderate | | Ear placement | 3-High | | Ear flex | Semi-Flex | | Cob color | Red | | Leaf type | Semi-Upright | | Root type | Modified | ## Maturity Info | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Relative maturity | 109 | | Silk RM | 112 | | Black layer RM | 109 | | Silk GDU | 1520 | | Black layer GDU | 2670 | ## Seeding Rates | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | Yield Environment | Target Seeds / Ac | | 300 bu/Ac | 34,000 | | 260 bu/Ac | 31,000 | | 220 bu/Ac | 28,500 | | 190 bu/Ac | 26,000 | | 150 bu/Ac | 23,500 |