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Croplan announces 2018 seed lineup for Upper Midwest

Northern Seed Extra: Specific corn, soybean, alfalfa, spring wheat and sunflower varieties are recommended for Minnesota and the Dakotas.

September 25, 2017

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TAILORED GENETICS: Croplan varieties offer growers a range of options, depending on conditions — from drought to disease, from region to plant populations.7Michael/iStock/Thinkstock

Croplan seed by WinField United has announced its complete seed portfolio for the 2018 growing season.

Company representatives say placement strategy coupled with high-end yield potential embodies the 2018 Croplan seed class, with a number of product characteristics not previously available.

Corn

3240AS3220A-EZ
• widely adaptable across all environments
• Agrisure Artesian trait with excellent yield potential
• great option for drought-prone soils
• excellent performance in 2016 Answer Plot trials

4079SS/RIB
• Excellent roots and stress tolerance
• above-average Goss’s wilt rating; well-adapted to corn-on-corn rotations
• above-average seedling vigor for early planting
• best positioned in medium to medium-high plant populations

4020VT2P/RIB
• tough-acre hybrid well-adapted to stressful growing conditions
• large fibrous root system on medium-height plant
• flex ear allows a variety of population options
• strong natural corn borer tolerance

Soybeans

RX0700
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to increase yield potential
• Combination of RX0667 and RX0757 to provide excellent PRR and above-average IDC tolerance
• very good yield potential across multiple environments
• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans

RX0950
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to increase yield potential
• combination of RX0906 and RX1056 to provide stacked PRR Rps3a and Rps1c with excellent field tolerance
• very good yield potential across multiple environments
• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans

RX1450
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to increase yield potential
• combination of RX1427 and RX1477 to provide stability with triple PRR tolerance, as well as average SWM and IDC tolerance
• top choice for multiple yield environments
• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans

RX2150
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to increase yield potential
• combination of RX2127 and RX2147 to provide an excellent yield potential and defensive package, as well as triple-stacked PRR protection with Rps1c, Rps1k and Rps3a genes
• handles stressed environments well
• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans

LC1200
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to increase yield potential
• combination of LC1225 and LC1384 to provide an excellent yield potential and defensive package, as well as average IDC and BSR tolerance
• LibertyLink soybeans 

Alfalfa

HVX Megatron
• exceptional wet-soil-disease resistance; high resistance to aphanomyces root rot races 1, 2 and 3
• excellent late-season disease tolerance with high resistance to multi-race anthracnose
• newest variety of the HarvXtra alfalfa trait with excellent disease resistance
• stacked with Roundup Ready technology for unsurpassed weed control with excellent crop safety
• available in GroZone plus Advanced Coating ZN plus Stamina fungicide seed treatment to provide additional early plant health 

Spring wheat

3616
• high yield potential with high protein; fits Western regions
• performs best at lower populations and with higher nitrogen
• excellent rust and above-average leaf disease tolerance
• high response-to-flag-leaf fungicide application

 3100
• WinPak variety provides unique combination of two varieties that work together to help manage field variability and buffer the effects of weather at seeding
• best selection for variable conditions
• performs best at lower plant populations
• above-average protection against stem and leaf rust and other fungal diseases
• moves west well

Sunflowers

450 E HO
• above-average oleic with big yield potential and higher oil
• medium maturity with excellent stalks and roots
• DMR PI 8; resistant to all common U.S. races of downy mildew
• plant earlier; can have a slower drydown

7919 CL HO
• high yield potential, oil and oleic levels at full maturity
• above-average disease tolerance
• DMR PI 6; resistant to most common U.S. races of downy mildew
• average stalk and roots

Source: Croplan

 

 

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