TABLE 7. SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE LATE MATURITY TRIAL. (FOND DU LAC = FON, GALESVILLE = GAL, HANCOCK = HAN) (101 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) 1995 1996 AVERAGE FON GAL HAN AVERAGE FON GAL HAN 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 PIONEER 3769 6,8,9 133 20.2 5.1 97 120 130 148 158* 25.1 11.7 107* 143* 134* 196* DEKALB DK471 6,8,9,16 144 25.5 8.4 103 138* 124 169 DEKALB DK493 4,5,6 155* 26.2 5.7 107* 143* 138* 185 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2408 140 23.2 4.9 98 138 130 151 140 26.4 5.5 102 138* 126* 155 MYCOGEN 4970 138 21.3 6.8 98 126 134 154 131 26.8 14.5 97 132 104 158 NORTHRUP KING N4424 9 145 26.9 10.1 103 121 139* 177 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 26.9 MYCOGEN 2550 4 147 26.9 4.4 104 146* 121 173 CROPLAN GENETICS 428 9 155* 27.3 10.5 106* 137 140* 189* NORTHRUP KING N4640 4 144 21.3 3.0 101 148 124 159 139 27.3 6.5 101 123 121 174 LEMKE EX48B 132 27.4 9.3 98 126 111 160 CARGILL 4127 4,13 147 21.1 5.1 102 151 130 160 144 27.7 13.1 101 135 124 171 CROPLAN GENETICS 542 4 147 27.7 5.5 104 126 135* 181 CARGILL 4177 4,13 158* 22.6 6.5 104* 155 114 204* 156* 27.7 9.4 106* 150* 130* 190* CROPLAN GENETICS 499 4 141 27.8 3.1 102 131 118 173 LG SEEDS LG2499 9 144 27.9 15.2 101 133 118 182 RENK RK672 4 151 28.0 6.5 105* 161* 123 168 AGRIPRO 9340 137 28.1 15.1 98 133 110 167 TERRA E1026 4,9 145 28.1 6.0 102 126 125 184 HUGHES 3485 4 137 22.0 3.3 98 126 129 156 142 28.2 7.8 101 118 120 188* SPANGLER 5267 147 28.2 7.1 103 145* 119 175 RENK RK617 4,13,16 143 20.9 4.8 100 130 135 163 153 28.3 7.3 105* 136 138* 184 DAHLCO 2640 150 23.3 4.6 102 131 149 171 150 28.3 8.3 103 141* 120 187 TOP FARM TFsx2103 4 158* 22.9 5.1 105* 161* 144 167 142 28.4 3.9 101 132 114 178 BRUNNER S-5252 152 28.4 6.2 105* 146* 123 187 JUNG 2540 4 142 28.5 5.0 102 132 131* 164 PIONEER 3527 13,14 143 28.5 7.3 101 113 125 191* NORTH-GRO 5977 4 147 23.2 3.2 101 155 132 152 152 28.6 10.2 103 136 112 209* GOLDEN HARVEST H-2387 4,5,6,9,13,16 158* 23.0 8.9 105* 129 177* 167 170* 28.6 10.1 111* 160* 142* 208* M/W GENETICS G7350 155 23.6 5.1 103 159 133 174 146 28.6 9.1 102 125 128* 185 NORTH-GRO 5870 130 28.7 10.9 97 115 126* 150 GROWMARK FS2492 13 142 22.0 7.5 99 141 113 172 141 28.7 7.5 101 118 138* 167 BROWN'S 5240 16 153 23.0 4.4 103 161* 126 171 156* 28.8 13.9 104 147* 125 195* MOHR 770 134 28.9 5.8 98 116 117 168 RENK RK696 4 149 22.9 8.4 101 137 132 180 141 28.9 13.2 99 137 108 178 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2382 9 140 22.7 5.1 99 144 128 149 156* 28.9 9.6 105* 138* 137* 193* DEKALB DK527 4,13 158* 22.2 8.6 105* 154 155 165 142 29.1 18.8 99 131 121 175 NORTH-GRO 6330 4 144 29.1 10.7 100 128 116 189* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX105A 4 158* 22.8 2.5 105* 148 139 188* 155* 29.1 4.4 106* 141* 133* 192* PRAIRIE GOLD PG1575 4 144 29.2 8.4 101 136 111 183 JUNG 2510 4 143 29.3 6.3 101 146* 103 179 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 29.3 CROW'S 375 4 142 24.4 7.1 98 120 140 164 138 29.3 14.1 99 137 123 153 LEMKE SL54 4 151 23.2 5.5 102 148 140 165 143 29.3 8.1 100 123 115 190* PIONEER 3573 13,14 153 29.3 12.0 104 138* 138* 183 MYCOGEN 2595 4 136 29.4 7.0 98 122 115 172 PIONEER 3563 4 137 29.5 4.2 100 128 124 159 CIBA SEEDS 4375 4 145 29.5 13.6 101 123 141* 172 DEKALB DK512 4 148 21.2 5.7 102 159 127 159 147 29.7 6.5 103 145* 127* 170 HUGHES 5393 5 133 22.6 4.1 97 137 115 148 133 29.7 6.0 98 113 121 166 RENK RK641 4,9,13 133 29.7 6.2 97 114 105 182 RENK RK714 5,11,14 143 23.1 4.0 100 141 126 162 131 29.7 5.5 97 113 112 168 TRELAY 5500 132 29.9 10.6 96 131 112 153 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2441 4,5,6 150 23.4 5.2 102 154 133 164 153 30.0 13.8 103 126 135* 196* RENK RK708 5,14 148 22.6 4.6 101 161* 112 172 152 30.1 6.6 104 126 147* 184 GROWMARK FS2140 13,16 136 30.1 4.9 99 134 114 160 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 30.3 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1407 4,5,6,13 163* 23.1 3.2 107* 179* 134 177 149 30.3 10.1 101 133 107 207* M/W GENETICS G7380 132 30.3 8.9 96 124 101 170 GUTWEIN 2350 4 128 30.4 9.7 95 127 106 150 HUGHES 5616 5 147 30.4 13.6 101 153* 119 169 CARGILL 4327 4,11,12 145 30.5 11.9 100 140* 109 186 CARGILL 4277 4,11 147 22.2 6.0 101 156 129 156 148 30.5 7.5 102 126 135* 184 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1010A 5 168* 24.4 6.0 108* 172* 148 185* 140 30.6 8.9 99 126 116 179 CROPLAN GENETICS 534 4,13 154 22.6 5.1 103 156 121 186* 149 30.7 7.0 102 141* 121 184 LG SEEDS LG2537 5 150 30.8 6.8 103 139* 137* 175 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1100A 5 148 23.4 4.7 101 157 109 178 133 30.9 9.7 96 131 106 163 GUTWEIN 2313 4 142 22.6 4.9 100 132 138 155 137 30.9 11.8 96 108 110 192* PIONEER 3525 5,11,14 146 31.1 11.5 101 130 136* 173 O'BRIEN HYBRIDS O'B718 161* 23.2 3.0 106* 167* 145 169 143 31.2 11.2 100 124 131* 175 GUTWEIN 2400 4 144 31.3 19.6 98 113 121 198* CARGILL 6303 5 153 24.0 4.4 102 152 126 180 135 31.4 7.5 97 136 96 172 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A 5,11 139 31.5 19.1 97 119 125 173 CROPLAN GENETICS 564 5 128 31.9 10.5 94 114 112 160 TERRA TR1126 5 119 31.9 7.1 91 112 93 152 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A 5,11,14 127 32.0 14.1 92 89 120 172 LG SEEDS LG2528 151 32.1 7.9 102 142* 128* 184 AGRIPRO 9400 140 32.3 11.5 98 136 118 167 ICI/GARST N3525IT 5 137 32.5 6.0 97 126 104 181 CROW'S 365 4 146 23.2 7.7 99 152 106 181* 126 32.5 5.7 94 108 110 159 RENK RK810 5,11,14 162* 32.6 8.3 105* 157* 119 210* TERRA TR1094 5 126 33.7 6.8 93 121 108 148 NORTHRUP KING N6223 5 130 33.8 7.4 94 109 113 169 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2497 5,11,14 144 34.0 5.8 100 136 131* 165 DEKALB DK560 5 145 34.4 7.9 99 123 129* 181 RENK RK835 5,12 148 34.5 7.6 100 136 118 189* TERRA TR1087 5 160* 25.2 3.6 104* 168* 125 187* 147 35.1 10.7 99 135 121 183 TERRA E1106 5 122 37.3 16.9 87 121 78 168 TERRA TR1091 5 131 24.3 5.5 94 153 85 155 114 37.6 12.3 85 112 79 151 MEAN 144 22.6 5.8 100 142 127 164 142 29.8 9.2 100 130 120 176 LSD(0.10)** 12 0.5 3.2 4 19 18 23 15 1.9 7.0 6 23 21 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.