By SUSAN BLOWER
Indiana Correspondent LA CROSSE, Ind. – In an early-season test of corn hybrids in La Crosse, Ind., iCORN.com 108.1R was the top yield producer with 222 bushels per acre. G2 Genetics 5X-711C* was a close second, however, with 221.7 bushels.
With the close finish of iCORN.com and G2Genetics, the actual ranking by gross income was reversed. G2 Genetics was ranked first with $756.60 per acre and iCORN.com second with $751.50 per acre.
NuTech Seed 3T-106, with 209.3 bushels, headed the rest of the competition, more than 12 bu. per acre behind the top two hybrids.
The soil conditions consisted of Gilford-Maumee sandy loam, well drained with conventional tillage in the fall. The test was on the non-irrigated farm of Myron Schafer in LaPorte County of northern Indiana.
The previous crop was soybean treated with Glyphosate.
A dry July hindered the performance of the hybrids, according to Rich Schleuning, project manager for Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.), which conducted the test.
“A dry July took the top end off this location, as they only received a little over an inch of rain. There were signs of stalk rot and blight. Shelling was hard due to soft cob and small kernels’ size. Myron said yield in surrounding field was variable, ranging from 135-235 bushels per acre, very similar to our plot results,” Schleuning said.
On May 5 about 33,000 seeds were planted. Of those, 37,200 stands were harvested on Oct. 13.
Full-season test In the full-season test, published in the chart below, on the same plot, Beck 5716A3 achieved the highest yield with 222.3 bushels per acre. Heritage 4620VT3 and iCORN.com 110.2VT3 tied for second place with 218.6 bushels.
In gross income, however, the rankings were quite different. The following were the most profitable: iCORN.com with $747.90 per acre, Heritage with $737.70, and Dairyland 9810 with $729.40.
Beck came in fourth with $716.10 in gross income per acre.
A list of all the hybrids in this test is available at www.firstseedtests.com |
