TABLE 4. SOUTHERN ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, JANESVILLE = JAN, LANCASTER = LAN) (105 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % % BU/A BU/A BU/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HUGHES 2927 163 21.9 56 6.9 100 165 172 152 171 25.1 3.0 103* 200* 153 159 HUGHES B17 157 22.0 56 2.8 99 163 160 147 M/W GENETICS G7010 164 22.2 56 3.3 101 185 153 155 TOP FARM TFsx2201 159 22.3 56 2.1 100 166 160 152 DEKALB DK477 172 22.5 56 1.7 103 172 167 179 M/W GENETICS X60963 184 23.0 54 5.6 106* 197* 170 185* RENK RK546 155 23.2 56 2.3 98 145 160 159 JUNG 2488 175 23.3 54 2.8 104* 183 159 183 CROW'S 180 155 23.5 53 5.7 97 167 151 148 PIONEER 3751IR 157 23.5 55 4.0 98 166 159 145 PAYCO 635 170 23.8 54 3.1 102 190* 157 165 166 26.2 3.3 101 188 152 159 CARGILL 3677 174 23.9 58 3.8 103 189* 164 167 165 25.4 4.1 101 192 150 154 GARST 8771 155 23.9 54 3.8 97 163 152 150 GREAT LAKES HYBRIDS96258 162 23.9 57 5.3 99 169 162 154 DEKALB DK493 179 24.1 55 3.3 104* 187* 171 180 172 25.1 5.6 103* 195 150 170 DEKALB DK493SR 165 24.3 52 4.6 100 155 162 178 TERRA TR1026 175 24.9 55 0.8 103 182 174 170 174 26.0 1.9 103* 198* 150 172 WYFFELS W282 163 24.9 55 2.1 100 172 159 160 162 26.8 1.7 100 164 153 169 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1401 162 25.0 55 1.8 99 164 152 170 168 27.4 2.2 101 163 166* 174 BROWN'S 5140 151 25.0 56 3.6 96 133 147 172 CARGILL 4111 187* 25.0 56 2.3 107* 186* 189* 187* BROWN'S 5180 159 25.1 55 2.3 98 154 154 170 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 25.1 LEMKE 5053 160 25.1 56 3.2 98 160 149 172 CARGILL 3911 169 25.1 55 4.8 101 173 158 175 JUNG 2540 162 25.1 55 1.3 99 164 157 166 169 26.7 1.8 102 175 170* 161 O'BRIEN HYBRIDS OB9602 158 25.1 56 3.0 98 149 160 165 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1527 157 25.4 54 4.1 97 160 157 153 DEKALB DK521 175 25.4 55 2.6 103 182 172 171 SPANGLER 5267 163 25.4 54 3.6 99 168 154 166 CARGILL 4811 162 25.5 55 2.5 99 163 150 173 GOLDEN HARVEST H2377 164 25.8 54 3.8 99 169 158 165 163 27.0 2.3 100 185 135 170 NORTH-GRO 5579 162 25.8 54 2.3 99 166 161 161 168 26.0 1.8 102 177 171* 155 TOP FARM TFsx2100 160 25.8 55 1.5 98 151 160 169 154 28.9 2.8 96 185 131 147 KALTENBERG K5009 161 25.9 54 1.0 99 154 162 166 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1203 165 25.9 52 7.0 99 177 160 156 178* 26.8 4.7 104* 214* 155 165 GROWMARK FS4048 157 26.1 58 2.5 97 174 145 153 CARGILL 4127 177 26.2 55 3.6 103 179 175 177 172 27.1 2.1 103* 174 165* 176 HUGHES 3485 164 26.2 56 2.7 99 151 160 182 175* 27.5 2.5 103* 194 160* 169 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1500 167 26.3 56 4.4 100 177 170 154 JUNG 2544 155 26.4 54 4.0 96 157 157 151 GARST 8640 188* 26.5 53 3.8 106* 183 195* 186* CORNELIUS C264 163 26.6 56 3.5 98 164 164 161 JUNG 2510 177 26.7 54 2.5 103 174 171 187* 154 29.0 2.2 97 150 170* 143 DEKALB DK527 179 26.8 54 2.6 103 180 189* 167 173 28.3 2.0 102 217* 154 147 CORNELIUS C396 164 27.2 54 2.3 99 164 164 165 RENK RK671 147 27.3 54 3.4 93 158 140 143 HUGHES 4118 172 27.5 54 1.8 101 167 167 181 CROW'S 200 185* 27.6 55 1.5 105* 169 191* 195* 162 28.5 4.3 99 177 162* 148 GOLDEN HARVEST H2387 183 27.6 54 6.9 103 198* 186* 166 193* 26.9 2.8 109* 208* 173* 199* JUNG 2577 171 27.6 55 5.8 100 165 167 183 RENK RK672 158 27.7 55 3.8 96 159 156 160 157 26.3 2.4 98 190 137 144 LEMKE SL54 175 27.8 55 3.0 101 163 186* 176 173 27.7 2.7 102 189 175* 154 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 27.8 NORTH-GRO 5977 174 27.9 56 4.8 101 172 173 176 168 27.3 2.9 101 192 158 153 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1407 174 28.1 53 2.8 101 155 177 191* 177* 28.6 1.1 103* 207* 145 178 D.E.F. SEEDS 4100 175 28.1 56 2.3 101 169 178 178 ASGROW RX510 183 28.1 54 3.0 104* 181 191* 179 172 29.4 3.4 101 189 173* 154 HUGHES C27 170 28.2 55 3.9 100 179 169 162 PIONEER 35R57 198* 28.2 55 3.3 108* 201* 196* 197* PATRIOT SEED 4042 165 28.3 55 3.8 98 173 165 157 TOP FARM TFsx2103 163 28.4 55 3.0 98 165 157 169 175* 28.3 4.7 102 194 162* 169 GOLDEN HARVEST H2441 172 28.4 53 7.1 100 171 182* 165 181* 28.1 2.3 104* 209* 160* 174 KALTENBERG K5209 147 28.4 53 4.8 93 151 142 149 157 27.4 2.8 98 164 143 164 KALTENBERG K5109 173 28.4 53 3.0 101 171 167 183 HUGHES 3997 151 28.4 54 3.8 94 148 162 144 161 26.3 3.6 99 190 133 160 PAYCO 646 182 28.5 54 1.6 103 175 196* 174 157 28.5 3.8 97 165 149 157 LEMKE 5050 167 28.7 54 4.1 98 170 170 160 SEED MART 2108 180 28.8 53 7.9 102 181 189* 169 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX105A 167 28.9 55 3.5 98 169 161 169 177* 27.8 3.1 103* 196 163* 172 LG SEEDS LG2499 170 28.9 53 2.5 100 176 170 164 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 29.1 PIONEER 35N05 191* 29.2 56 1.8 106* 187* 192* 193* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1406 187* 29.2 53 6.3 104* 194* 187* 180 GREAT LAKES HYBRIDS523 173 29.4 53 3.6 100 171 181* 168 TERRA E1047 184 29.4 53 5.4 103 190* 183* 179 LINCO L5735 161 29.5 53 2.6 97 170 149 163 156 28.9 3.3 96 181 138 149 TRELAY 7004 167 29.6 55 2.3 98 153 179* 170 177* 29.7 1.6 103* 195 173* 163 ASGROW RX601 183 29.6 56 3.4 103 190* 174 184 177* 28.3 1.5 103* 193 159 179* GUTWEIN 2400 194* 29.6 53 6.1 106* 202* 190* 191* 193* 28.5 2.4 108* 222* 175* 183* CAMPBELL SEED 5309 185* 29.8 53 4.5 103 185 199* 171 NK BRAND N52-B2 180 29.8 55 1.8 102 167 186* 188* TOP FARM TFsx2104 161 29.9 53 1.8 96 174 155 153 162 28.7 3.2 98 203* 143 139 NORTH-GRO 6330 165 30.1 53 4.4 97 164 158 172 153 28.8 5.1 95 184 135 140 TRELAY 6005 175 30.1 53 3.6 100 190* 176 159 GOLDEN HARVEST H2390BT 163 30.2 55 2.4 97 151 182* 156 BRUNNER S5474 177 30.4 53 5.3 100 188* 176 167 PATRIOT SEED 4055 191* 30.4 53 4.3 105* 191* 195* 185* 169 29.2 3.3 101 174 159 175 WYFFELS W510 166 30.7 55 2.3 98 173 166 161 CORNELIUS C415 178 30.7 53 2.8 101 179 171 183 176* 28.5 2.3 103* 182 163* 182* TRELAY 7005 179 30.7 53 3.9 101 172 190* 174 186* 28.2 2.9 106* 192 176* 191* BROWN'S 6850 186* 30.8 51 3.8 103 193* 194* 171 LEMKE 6055 157 30.9 54 2.5 95 168 151 152 BRUNNER EXP105 190* 31.0 53 2.5 104* 181 193* 195* 189* 28.9 2.2 107* 192 173* 201* MYCOGEN SEEDS 2595 166 31.0 54 4.5 97 171 164 164 175* 28.4 1.1 103* 183 161* 181* GUTWEIN EX632 155 31.3 54 2.6 94 155 152 159 CORNELIUS C494 161 31.6 54 1.3 96 157 168 157 DAIRYLAND DST10723 175 32.2 52 4.0 99 175 177 173 CROW'S 366 170 32.3 53 5.9 97 162 175 173 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1100A 164 32.6 54 1.5 96 143 166 184 LEMKE SL65 172 33.3 54 1.8 98 160 178 178 169 29.8 1.6 101 173 158 177 LINCO L6333 194* 33.6 55 2.3 105* 186* 194* 203* MEAN 170 27.4 54 3.4 100 171 169 169 166 27.9 2.7 100 184 154 160 LSD(0.10)** 13 1.7 1 3.0 4 16 20 18 18 1.5 3.4 6 24 20 22 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Average results provide the best estimate of relative hybrid performance.