TABLE 8. NORTH CENTRAL ZONE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (CHIPPEWA FALLS = CHP, MARSHFIELD = MAR, SEYMOUR = SEY, VALDERS = VAL) (90 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) 1995 1996 AVERAGE CHP MAR SEY VAL AVERAGE CHP SEY VAL YLD MOIST LODG P.I.#YLD 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 BU/A JUNG 2250 10 137 21.1 13.9 98 156 124 131 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX184A 10 134 19.5 2.9 101 153 129 143 112 139 21.5 15.2 98 173* 116 129 DEKALB DK352 10,17,18 128 19.6 2.3 98 148 124 130 108 146 21.8 4.1 102 152 142 145 RENK RK276 138 21.9 10.1 98 144 122 148 PAYCO 326 132 22.0 17.0 95 155 112 129 DAHLMAN 1499 153 22.0 7.4 104 166 145 147 DAHLMAN 1070 126 20.6 3.1 97 140 119 143 100 136 22.1 7.7 98 151 116 143 CROW'S 165 134 20.1 3.7 100 143 119 146 129* 141 22.2 9.5 99 161 125 136 CROPLAN GENETICS 216 10 135 22.2 10.1 97 135 127 143 DEKALB DK363 9,10 129 22.2 16.7 94 133 120 135 DAHLMAN 1084 127 20.3 3.8 98 137 126 122 121* 142 22.3 12.6 99 175* 116 135 SEED MART 2088 10,15 154 22.3 11.3 104 171 154 137 LEMKE SL15 132 19.6 4.9 100 151 127 126 126* 152 22.3 11.9 103 172* 143 142 CARGILL 1907 127 22.4 6.5 95 127 118 137 DEKALB DK381 139 20.1 3.8 102 158 124 163* 112 152 22.4 5.6 104 166 136 156* CARGILL 1877 10,17,18 132 22.4 5.4 97 134 122 141 BROWN'S 2267 135 19.9 1.3 101 154 117 155* 115 136 22.4 13.4 97 156 116 137 BRUNNER B-2495 10 140 22.5 12.3 99 148 140 133 GROWMARK FS1660 10,15 152 22.5 9.1 103 162 142 152 CIBA SEEDS 4030 123 20.0 1.7 97 128 120 140 105 123 22.5 3.4 94 120 112 137 DEKALB DK343 10,17,18 121 19.8 2.7 96 133 117 147* 88 140 22.5 8.5 99 135 141 143 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX290A 6,10 154 22.5 8.5 104 169 141 152 NORTH-GRO 3006 10 134 19.5 2.3 101 152 115 138 129* 129 22.7 11.8 95 151 116 121 DEKALB DK385 6,10 133 20.1 1.7 100 165 120 127 120 159 22.7 6.5 106 177* 142 157* TERRA E906 10 153 22.7 7.0 104 170 127 164* KALTENBERG K4001 10 153 22.7 7.9 103 173* 139 146 85-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 22.8 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1183 10,15 136 22.8 10.6 97 143 123 141 RENK RK225 10 136 19.8 1.4 102 157 125 133 130* 140 22.9 10.6 98 156 126 137 JUNG 2310 150 22.9 7.9 102 161 129 161* DAHLMAN 1085 134 20.1 1.2 101 159 124 129 124* 145 22.9 14.1 99 165 128 141 JUNG 2260 10,17,18 125 19.7 5.5 97 132 122 136 111 149 23.0 12.1 101 159 139 149 RENK RK272 10 164 23.0 6.7 108* 171 164* 155* SPANGLER 2027 126 19.5 5.0 97 148 122 132 100 138 23.1 13.2 97 157 114 142 DAHLMAN 1188 144 20.9 2.3 104 160 134 167* 116 157 23.1 12.9 104 171 134 166* CROPLAN GENETICS 282 154 23.2 7.8 104 157 147 157* PRAIRIE GOLD PG1335 124 20.6 1.5 96 145 123 138 89 128 23.2 7.4 95 151 113 122 CROPLAN GENETICS 262 10 137 21.2 1.9 101 173 117 138 122* 119 23.3 7.3 92 115 99 142 SEED MART 1084 130 23.3 12.4 95 135 128 127 NORTH-GRO 4240 118 23.3 10.5 91 128 106 121 CIBA SEEDS 4070 9,10 139 20.9 2.0 102 154 139* 136 128* 160 23.6 5.2 107* 163 168* 151 PIONEER 3905 10 128 20.1 1.5 98 126 125 150* 111 143 23.6 4.6 101 138 149 143 RENK RK376 10 146 23.6 7.0 101 159 130 150 TOP FARM TFsx2191 136 20.1 2.7 101 165 124 140 117 160 23.6 8.3 105 175* 146 158* DAHLCO 2320 132 20.7 3.2 100 148 117 133 132* 147 23.6 12.7 100 158 126 158* LG SEEDS LG2410 136 20.7 1.9 101 146 129 139 131* 147 23.6 9.1 101 167 135 139 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2248 10 133 23.7 11.9 96 134 125 140 NORTHRUP KING N2555 6,10 142 20.7 3.5 103 142 137 164* 127* 146 23.7 8.8 100 167 124 149 90-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 23.7 PIONEER 3893 137 21.0 1.5 101 149 128 139 131* 150 23.8 8.5 102 150 145 155* LEMKE SL19 127 23.8 5.2 95 115 122 145 BROWN'S 3240 129 20.6 2.7 98 145 123 130 119 149 23.8 12.9 101 156 134 156* BROWN'S 2080 10 147 23.9 10.3 100 162 134 143 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1289 10 137 21.5 2.4 101 136 138* 160* 115 152 24.0 5.9 103 167 135 153* JUNG 2370 141 24.0 9.5 99 146 138 139 DEKALB DK401 9,10 142 21.2 2.5 103 161 143* 141 123* 152 24.1 8.5 102 154 145 155* GROWMARK FS1682 10 139 20.7 2.1 102 160 133 146 118 149 24.1 3.4 102 160 133 152 NORTHRUP KING N2409 9,10 133 21.1 1.8 100 147 129 138 118 138 24.2 5.6 98 149 125 142 LEMKE SL14 150 24.3 7.0 102 161 139 150 PICKSEED 4949 146 24.5 4.6 101 138 137 163* CARGILL 2497 139 22.1 2.0 101 153 137 138 126* 139 24.7 5.2 99 139 129 151 MYCOGEN 4120 15,16 136 24.8 8.2 96 164 114 129 BROWN'S 2060 15 123 24.9 8.0 92 140 100 128 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX92A 6,10 136 21.1 3.5 101 147 129 148* 120 154 25.0 6.1 103 168 147 147 BRUNNER EXP-90 140 20.7 2.4 102 161 127 156* 117 142 25.1 8.3 99 164 140 123 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1350 155 25.3 5.9 103 186* 138 141 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1195 15 133 25.4 8.7 95 145 122 132 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 25.6 LEMKE SL25 138 20.7 2.3 102 146 122 157* 127* 160 25.8 7.9 104 177* 141 161* CROPLAN GENETICS 289 13,15 150 26.1 3.8 102 164 141 146 PIONEER 3769 6,7,9 156* 22.3 4.2 108* 164 152* 168* 140* 179* 26.1 4.7 112* 186* 180* 172* DEKALB DK471 6,7,9,16 169* 26.6 5.2 108* 185* 150 173* PIONEER 3757E 15,16 160 27.0 8.0 104 196* 135 149 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1296 6,9,15 142 27.5 6.6 98 142 130 154* MEAN 134 20.7 2.8 100 149 126 142 119 144 23.5 8.8 100 156 132 145 LSD(0.10)** 10 0.4 1.5 4 19 14 26 19 14 1.0 5.8 5 24 17 20 § 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.