Mycogen Seeds offers eight new Mycogen-brand corn hybrids with the latest trait technologies, agronomic characteristics and refuge options for Minnesota and Dakota growers for the 2017 planting season.

“Advancing hybrids is an intensely managed process,” says Cole Hansen, Mycogen Seeds corn portfolio leader. “We’re bringing products to market that we know will perform well on growers’ acres. And this class accomplishes that — we have a complete lineup of high-yielding hybrids with strong tolerance to diseases and the latest trait technologies, so growers can tailor pest protection.”

Here are the 2017 hybrids for Minnesota and the Dakotas.

ALL THE LATEST: The newest trait technologies, agronomic characteristic and refuge options are found in eight new Mycogen-brand corn hybrids, the company says.

MY87B11 (87 RM): For stress environments, this hybrid offers growers optimum yield potential. MY87B11 has strong root growth for standability and flexible harvest timing. This hybrid performs best at lower plant populations and in fields with a crop rotation cycle.

92D54 (92 RM): This semi-flex-ear-type hybrid supports a wide range of plant densities with consistent yield. 92D54 has strong tolerance to northern corn leaf blight, eyespot and Goss’s wilt. This is an ideal hybrid for those needing quick drydown.

MY94T25 (94 RM): This hybrid is best suited for highly productive fields. MY94T25 has strong early-season vigor for early-planting and no-till environments. This hybrid is tolerant to northern corn leaf blight, Goss’s wilt and gray leaf spot.

MY96C57 RA (96 RM): This semi-flex hybrid has a strong agronomic package with tolerance to eyespot, northern corn leaf blight and Goss’s wilt. This hybrid has a loose husk to support rapid grain drydown for northern adaptation.

MY05C67 RA (105 RM): This hybrid shows consistent yield across varying soil types and cropping systems. MY05C57 has strong ear fill with good husk cover and is tolerant to gray leaf spot.

MY06R31 (106 RM): A high-yielding hybrid adapted for a wide range of soil types and environments. MY06R31 has shown consistent yield and solid stalk strength. This hybrid is tolerant to northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot and Goss’s wilt.

2A627 (108 RM): This high-yielding, widely adapted hybrid shows excellent yield stability with late-season intactness. Stalk strength and good root structure are key features of this hybrid.

MY09V45 RA (109 RM): A high-yielding hybrid adapted for a wide range of soil types and growing environments. This hybrid shows strong tolerance to foliar disease, including northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot and Goss’s wilt.

Mycogen brand hybrids also offer SmartStax and new PowerCore trait technologies. Growers looking for aboveground protection from corn earworm, western bean cutworm, black cutworm, European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer and fall armyworm now can choose PowerCore trait technology from Dow AgroSciences. Growers with corn rootworm pressure can select Mycogen-brand hybrids with SmartStax trait technology if they need both above- and belowground insect protection.

Mycogen-brand hybrids are developed through Dow AgroSciences' proprietary breeding technology, iBreeding. This predictive modeling system allows the corn breeding team to understand how products will perform in specific growing and environmental conditions, which helps the team focus breeding efforts efficiently.

For more information about Mycogen-brand products, visit mycogen.com .

Source: Mycogen