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2.2 KiB

DKS29-07 BRAND


Positioning

Early Cream hybrid with Sugarcane Aphid tolerance, disease tolerance to multiple stalk and head diseases and outstanding yield potential.

Strengths & management

  • Very good Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
  • Unique Early maturity genetics with excellent pre-flower stress tolerance
  • Outstanding yield potential for Early maturity hybrid, even under stressful environments
  • Excellent disease resistance package with very good tolerance to Charcoal Rot, Head Smut, and Fusarium Head Blight

Maturity

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Early

Agronomic Characteristics

Characteristic Value
HEAD EXERTION 2
HEAD TYPE Intermediate
HEIGHT UNIFORMITY 3
GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY 2

Management

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Early
NEW No
VARIETY CODE A1071963

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) 38-46
APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) 15-17
GRAIN COLOR Cream
DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS 59
DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE 58
DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS 105
DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE 101

Diseases

Characteristic Value
CHARCOAL ROT 3
DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 Susceptible
HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE 2
SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE 3
FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT 3

Growth

Characteristic Value
SEEDLING VIGOR 3
STAYGREEN 3
ROOT LODGING 2
PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 1
POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 3
POST FREEZE STANDABILITY 2
YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS 1

Harvest

Characteristic Value
TEST WEIGHT 3
THRESHABILITY 3
YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY 3
PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING -

Regional seed-guide listings

  • 2027 West Texas Seed Guide — agronomist: Corey Thompson
  • South Dakota — agronomist: Jeff Spieler