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GDUs to Mid-Pollination: 1240
GDUs to Black Layer: 2370
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Red

GDUs to Mid-pollination: 1240
GDUs to Black Layer: 2370
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Red

KEY STRENGTHS
Exciting SmartStax® product with dual-purpose potential! Tall hybrid with a very good stalk that produces heavy kernels and a lot of tonnage. Works very well in continuous corn.

WEAKNESSES
HPPD herbicide tolerance to 2-3X rates is not great, so follow the labels and don’t overlap. Drought tolerance is slightly below average.

POSITIONING
This is a really good SmartStax® product that can push for very high yields and also produce tonnage if you need a silage corn. It excels in high yield environments but needs adequate moisture, so avoid droughty areas. The roots are good, but we’ve seen an advantage adding an insecticide and Alpha Complete in the furrow.

AGRONOMIC & DISEASE RATINGS

H4734 Agronomic Chart

The higher the number, the better the performance or rating.