TABLE 4. SOUTHERN ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, JANESVILLE = JAN, LANCASTER = LAN) (105 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) 1995 1996 AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN YLD MOIST LODG P.I.#YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID TBL§ BU/A % % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % % BU/A BU/A BU/A TOP FARM TFsx2101A 6 156 24.5 1.8 99 170 153 145 HUGHES 2927 6 171 25.1 3.0 103* 200* 153 159 DEKALB DK493 5,6,7 165* 20.6 5.4 104* 169* 167* 161 172 25.1 5.6 103* 195 150 170 CARGILL 3677 6,9,16 151 20.7 3.4 100 160 154 138 165 25.4 4.1 101 192 150 154 CARGILL 3797 6 142 21.0 5.5 97 140 140 146 179* 25.7 2.6 105* 208* 160* 170 NORTH-GRO 5579 6 168 26.0 1.8 102 177 171* 155 TERRA E1026 7,9 174 26.0 1.9 103* 198* 150 172 NORTHRUP KING N4640 7 148 21.3 3.1 99 143 140 161 166 26.0 4.2 101 187 139 171 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX100A 6,9 146 21.7 5.9 97 141 148 148 162 26.1 3.4 99 194 147 145 PIONEER 3730 6,9,16 144 22.5 3.7 97 123 161 147 169 26.2 1.0 102 200* 173* 133 HUGHES 3134 6 156 21.2 5.1 101 164 146 158 146 26.2 2.9 95 174 141 123 PAYCO 635 6 147 22.2 4.7 98 163 132 145 166 26.2 3.3 101 188 152 159 RENK RK672 7 157 26.3 2.4 98 190 137 144 HUGHES 3997 161 26.3 3.6 99 190 133 160 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 26.4 MYCOGEN 2550 7 158 26.5 1.3 99 172 151 150 RENK RK617 7,13,16 158 21.4 3.6 102* 168* 149 156 155 26.6 2.7 97 171 126 166 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1530 6 147 22.0 7.0 97 155 148 137 163 26.7 7.1 99 193 139 158 SPANGLER 5527 162 26.7 2.3 100 165 167* 152 JUNG 2540 7 169 26.7 1.8 102 175 170* 161 CIBA SEEDS 4273 6 162 21.9 5.2 103* 165 160 162 154 26.7 3.5 97 179 130 153 WYFFELS W282 11 162 26.8 1.7 100 164 153 169 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1203 16 156 22.5 6.0 101 163 157 149 178* 26.8 4.7 104* 214* 155 165 NORTHRUP KING N4640Bt 179* 26.9 0.2 105* 209* 170* 159 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2387 5,6,7,9,13,16 193* 26.9 2.8 109* 208* 173* 199* GOLDEN HARVEST H-2377 6,9 136 21.8 5.7 94 134 139 135 163 27.0 2.3 100 185 135 170 SEED MART 2101 6 163 27.0 5.0 100 168 171* 150 CARGILL 4127 7,13 156 20.9 4.6 101 150 168* 150 172 27.1 2.1 103* 174 165* 176 ASGROW RX490 150 27.1 1.9 96 182 142 127 HUGHES 3226 6 169* 23.0 4.0 105* 175* 175* 157 120 27.1 1.3 87 131 104 126 NORTH-GRO 5977 7 163* 22.8 4.2 103* 161 174* 153 168 27.3 2.9 101 192 158 153 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX121A 6,9 156 27.3 5.2 97 174 154 140 CROPLAN GENETICS 499 7 162 27.4 2.3 99 181 151 154 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1401 6,9,16 168 27.4 2.2 101 163 166* 174 BROWN'S 6780 171* 22.4 5.6 105* 170* 172* 171* 169 27.4 1.2 102 170 157 180* KALTENBERG K5209 157 27.4 2.8 98 164 143 164 O'BRIEN HYBRIDS O'B412 169* 21.7 2.3 106* 177* 178* 154 169 27.4 2.4 101 185 158 163 HUGHES 3485 7 156 21.9 3.6 101 161 152 153 175* 27.5 2.5 103* 194 160* 169 CORNELIUS C265 152 21.1 5.5 100 160 139 157 140 27.6 2.8 92 180 154 86 CARGILL 4177 7,13 156 22.7 6.7 100 152 174* 142 176* 27.7 2.8 103* 196 157 177 BLANEY 2319 170* 22.8 3.2 105* 175* 169* 165 170 27.7 2.0 102 192 156 163 LEMKE SL54 7 173 27.7 2.7 102 189 175* 154 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX105A 7 174* 22.6 4.7 106* 175* 176* 171* 177* 27.8 3.1 103* 196 163* 172 HUGHES B-16 6 141 27.9 2.4 93 153 136 134 DEKALB DK512 7 155 21.8 4.1 101 167* 158 138 170 28.0 3.8 101 186 149 176 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2441 5,6,7 163* 23.0 9.1 102* 171* 160 157 181* 28.1 2.3 104* 209* 160* 174 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 28.1 PIONEER 3563 7 166* 22.6 4.2 104* 160 172* 166 161 28.2 2.8 98 189 152 143 HERRIED SEEDS L9304 162 22.5 4.0 103* 166 154 164 171 28.2 2.4 101 199* 158 155 WYFFELS W363 11 164 28.2 2.0 99 185 145 161 LEMKE SL55A 168* 22.6 5.7 104* 180* 179* 146 173 28.2 4.6 102 199* 159 160 TRELAY SP761 186* 28.2 2.9 106* 192 176* 191* DEKALB DK527 7,13 159 21.9 5.6 102* 148 157 173* 173 28.3 2.0 102 217* 154 147 TOP FARM TFsx2103 7 156 23.0 6.1 100 154 158 156 175* 28.3 4.7 102 194 162* 169 RENK RK696 7 161 22.7 5.5 102* 168* 168* 148 160 28.3 4.9 98 181 160* 140 ASGROW RX601 177* 28.3 1.5 103* 193 159 179* CIBA SEEDS 4375 7 165* 23.8 3.3 103* 169* 159 166 179* 28.4 10.1 103* 190 159 189* MYCOGEN 2595 7 175* 28.4 1.1 103* 183 161* 181* CROPLAN GENETICS 534 7,13 169* 23.5 3.6 105* 174* 169* 164 174 28.5 1.9 102 192 162* 167 PAYCO 646 13 157 28.5 3.8 97 165 149 157 CROW'S 200 6,9 162 28.5 4.3 99 177 162* 148 CORNELIUS C415 176* 28.5 2.3 103* 182 163* 182* GUTWEIN 2400 7 193* 28.5 2.4 108* 222* 175* 183* 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 28.6 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1407 5,6,7,13 177* 28.6 1.1 103* 207* 145 178 RENK RK641 7,9,13 152 28.7 1.8 96 159 149 147 TOP FARM TFsx2104 162 22.5 5.2 102* 159 158 168* 162 28.7 3.2 98 203* 143 139 NORTH-GRO 6330 7 153 28.8 5.1 95 184 135 140 PFISTER 2020 164* 22.7 5.1 103* 180* 164* 148 171 28.8 1.7 101 204* 146 161 BRUNNER EXP-105 164* 22.8 4.5 103* 161 167* 164 189* 28.9 2.2 107* 192 173* 201* TOP FARM TFsx2100 154 28.9 2.8 96 185 131 147 CROPLAN GENETICS 542 7 174 28.9 2.2 102 178 173* 172 LINCO L5735 155 22.2 3.8 101 147 159 158 156 28.9 3.3 96 181 138 149 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1575 7 170* 22.5 5.6 105* 185* 176* 151 167 29.0 1.6 100 201* 156 143 JUNG 2510 7 160 21.4 4.9 102* 162 163* 154 154 29.0 2.2 97 150 170* 143 CARGILL 4327 7,11,12 167 29.0 2.3 100 176 168* 156 CORNELIUS C498 173 29.0 1.2 102 200* 165* 155 GROWMARK FS4274 163* 23.1 4.2 103* 165 157 167 165 29.2 1.3 100 168 165* 162 PATRIOT 74055 169 29.2 3.3 101 174 159 175 CARGILL 4277 7,11 164* 22.2 3.9 103* 170* 165* 157 164 29.3 2.7 99 180 148 163 JUNG 2530 158 22.5 4.4 101 160 171* 143 161 29.3 1.7 98 176 161* 147 CROW'S 375 7 168* 23.9 7.0 103* 163 167* 174* 167 29.3 3.3 100 187 158 155 KALTENBERG K5809 142 22.2 4.0 96 143 114 169* 138 29.4 2.4 91 134 121 160 ASGROW RX510 171* 22.9 4.6 105* 181* 168* 163 172 29.4 3.4 101 189 173* 154 GUTWEIN 2350 7 154 29.5 2.1 96 178 118 168 TRELAY 7004 11,13 177* 29.7 1.6 103* 195 173* 163 LEMKE SL65 5,12 169 29.8 1.6 101 173 158 177 PIONEER 3394 5,12 171 30.4 2.9 100 189 147 177 GUTWEIN 2313 7 155 22.9 3.4 100 158 152 156 129 30.8 2.1 88 133 115 138 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1586 185* 30.9 2.0 105* 195 180* 181* CROW'S 365 7 153 23.7 3.6 99 162 134 165 164 31.4 1.9 98 184 157 152 LINCO L5780 163* 25.8 4.0 102* 181* 156 152 159 31.4 1.3 97 158 152 168 MEAN 154 22.4 4.7 100 156 153 152 166 27.9 2.7 100 184 154 160 LSD(0.10)** 11 0.5 2.5 4 18 20 21 18 1.5 3.4 6 24 20 22 § Other tables where hybrid is entered. # P.I. = Performance Index, evaluates hybrids by combining yield, moisture, and lodged % at a 50(yield) : 35(moisture) : 15(lodged) ratio. ## Average grain moisture of all hybrids in the trial rated at this maturity by the Minnesota Relative Maturity Rating System. * Hybrids which did not perform significantly less than the highest hybrid in the test. ** See text for further explanation. Shaded results provide the best estimate of relative hybrid performance.