TABLE 5. SOUTHERN ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, JANESVILLE = JAN, LANCASTER = LAN) (106 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEKALB DK493 173 24.4 55 1.6 100 159 166 193 153 27.3 3.9 100 177 150 133 JUNG 2656 164 26.4 54 7.0 96 162 167 164 163 30.2 1.6 102 166 165 158 GOLDEN HARVEST H2387 177 26.7 54 7.8 99 169 177 184 170 28.2 4.8 104* 190* 186* 135 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2674 188 27.3 55 1.8 102* 165 186 212* 178* 31.0 1.3 106* 172 199* 162 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2598 184 27.4 52 3.1 101* 165 187 202 M/W GENETICS G7480 176 27.5 55 3.6 99 150 185 192 170 30.8 1.0 104* 165 172 172* RENK RK708 182 27.6 52 3.9 100 154 185 207* 165 28.3 1.3 104* 173 170 152 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1407 177 27.7 53 2.2 99 152 183 197 148 30.4 2.1 97 171 143 132 GOLDEN HARVEST H2441 164 27.7 53 7.0 95 142 174 177 177* 28.8 3.1 107* 202* 169 158 CORNELIUS C545 187 27.7 55 3.0 102* 177* 183 200 170 31.5 1.5 104* 176 168 166* DEKALB DK566BT 181 27.8 53 4.4 100 179* 183 182 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1508 195* 28.2 53 3.8 104* 182* 190 215* 156 31.4 3.7 98 163 173 130 DEKALB DK566 200* 28.3 54 3.6 105* 199* 196 205 170 30.4 6.4 103* 178 171 161 GROWMARK FS5308 176 28.3 54 4.6 98 160 174 194 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 28.4 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A 183 28.5 55 1.3 101* 163 183 203 167 31.3 1.8 102 166 171 163 DEKALB DK560 173 28.6 54 7.2 97 167 172 179 171 31.7 3.6 103* 171 188* 155 JUNG 2668 193* 28.6 53 5.7 103* 182* 189 208* DEKALB DK559 184 28.7 52 6.5 100 177* 168 206* PIONEER 34G81 187 28.8 53 6.5 101* 167 185 208* GOLDEN HARVEST H2478 178 28.8 53 3.0 99 161 183 189 166 29.8 2.1 103* 195* 165 139 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A 195* 28.8 52 3.7 104* 184* 199 202 157 31.0 5.0 99 171 163 138 DEKALB DK580 192* 28.9 52 3.9 102* 179* 183 213* 164 32.3 2.4 101 184* 168 139 PFISTER 2025 200* 28.9 52 2.8 105* 191* 198 211* 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 28.9 LG SEEDS LG2539 189 28.9 53 3.8 102* 177* 198 191 164 30.2 7.8 101 170 179 143 KALTENBERG K6301 188 29.0 52 4.3 101* 168 191 204 169 31.1 4.6 103* 177 181 147 RENK RK696 169 29.0 53 3.1 96 148 171 188 RENK RK775 183 29.1 53 4.0 100 177* 195 176 CORNELIUS C521 174 29.1 53 5.7 97 157 186 180 173 29.3 2.4 105* 177 176 166* ASGROW RX620SR 160 29.1 52 4.0 94 149 141 191 LEMKE 6063 191 29.1 52 3.6 102* 188* 186 198 PATRIOT SEED 5089 194* 29.2 54 2.8 103* 176 193 212* HUGHES 5597 192* 29.3 52 2.6 103* 183* 183 211* 168 31.2 5.2 102 168 179 156 PATRIOT SEED 4063 169 29.5 54 4.7 96 154 159 195 RENK RK818 180 29.5 52 2.1 99 170 167 203 JUNG EX7375 180 29.6 54 2.3 99 156 189 197 TERRA TR1066 187 29.8 51 4.1 101* 163 187 212* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1406 180 29.8 52 4.6 99 164 196 179 162 30.1 4.7 101 169 171 145 DEKALB DK580BT 188 29.8 52 5.6 101* 170 200 194 HUGHES C37 184 29.9 52 1.5 100 163 190 200 HUGHES C47 164 30.0 54 2.0 95 141 172 180 HUGHES 5616 189 30.0 54 4.8 101* 172 193 203 157 30.9 2.3 99 155 170 144 SPANGLER 5858 183 30.0 52 5.9 99 175 192 181 172 29.6 4.5 105* 195* 164 159 GROWMARK FS5458 185 30.0 54 4.5 100 169 178 209* NK BRAND 4394 186 30.1 55 4.2 100 169 182 206* 166 31.4 0.8 102 194* 158 147 DEKALB DK604 190 30.4 52 3.4 101* 165 188 216* 165 32.7 4.6 101 164 159 171* PIONEER 34E79 203* 30.5 54 4.1 105* 188* 209* 211* PRAIRIE GOLD PG1586 164 30.6 54 3.9 94 154 170 169 PATRIOT SEED 5070 167 30.7 52 3.8 95 141 191 169 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1100A 192* 30.9 53 2.0 102* 168 188 219* 149 30.5 3.2 97 149 166 131 LEMKE SL65 191 30.9 55 2.3 102* 170 203* 201 156 31.2 3.3 99 156 174 138 GARST 8541IT 183 30.9 53 2.4 99 165 181 201 TRELAY 9001 174 31.1 53 7.0 96 144 169 210* WYFFELS W616 177 31.1 51 2.6 97 150 171 210* GROWMARK FS627 181 31.2 53 2.0 98 145 173 225* SEED MART 1112 202* 31.3 52 1.8 104* 181* 197 228* 176* 32.4 2.3 105* 158 193* 176* GOLDEN HARVEST H2497 190 31.6 55 2.3 101* 155 188 229* 168 32.5 1.1 102 169 181 155 WYFFELS W565 195* 31.6 53 1.5 102* 172 199 214* BRUNNER S7800 197* 31.6 53 3.0 103* 186* 194 211* JUNG 2706 193* 31.7 53 5.7 101* 167 184 228* CARGILL 6303 174 31.8 54 4.6 96 157 177 187 165 31.9 2.0 102 165 168 162 115-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 32.1 HUGHES 5906 191 32.1 52 5.1 101* 178* 194 202 159 33.3 2.1 99 166 168 142 BROWN'S 7050 206* 32.1 54 3.6 105* 197* 222* 200 173 33.1 4.7 103* 182* 182 154 GROWMARK FS6576 197* 32.1 52 2.8 102* 159 217* 215* KALTENBERG K7001 198* 32.2 53 3.8 103* 191* 197 205 170 33.2 1.7 102 185* 170 156 O'BRIEN HYBRIDS OB710 197* 32.2 53 3.2 103* 190* 200 202 186* 33.8 2.4 107* 189* 183 187* PIONEER 33V08 199* 32.2 54 1.3 103* 178* 195 224* ASGROW RX670 188 32.2 53 0.8 100 156 200 208* CORNELIUS C611A 175 32.2 53 3.9 96 162 180 182 170 31.5 1.6 104* 174 159 177* GREAT LAKES HYBRIDS5849 184 32.2 52 3.3 99 163 188 200 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1410 204* 32.2 54 3.8 104* 199* 204* 209* 179* 32.4 0.6 106* 178 182 178* PFISTER 2650 199* 32.3 53 1.8 103* 192* 195 210* 185* 33.1 2.8 107* 190* 199* 166* WYFFELS W552 169 32.3 53 4.1 95 154 174 178 170 32.0 2.5 103* 178 181 151 TERRA E1088 193* 32.4 52 2.5 101* 166 195 219* HUGHES D17 180 32.5 53 1.6 98 167 183 190 PIONEER 34R06 178 32.5 53 4.9 97 173 186 176 CAMPBELL SEED 6680 190 32.5 51 2.7 100 169 190 210* SPANGLER 7558 196* 32.6 53 2.6 102* 186* 214* 189 NK BRAND N6423 194* 32.6 52 2.6 101* 164 209* 208* 171 32.9 2.1 103* 180* 174 157 TRELAY 9002 163 32.7 52 2.9 93 155 171 163 TERRA TR1087 198* 32.7 53 3.5 102* 182* 201 210* 186* 32.4 1.3 108* 194* 189* 175* M/W GENETICS G7711 199* 32.7 54 3.6 103* 182* 210* 206* 170 33.0 1.8 102 172 182 155 WYFFELS W677 186 32.7 52 4.3 99 186* 189 183 187* 33.2 2.9 107* 190* 209* 162 KALTENBERG K6801 181 32.7 53 2.2 98 153 185 204 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2725 201* 32.8 53 1.2 104* 186* 206* 212* 169 33.7 1.5 102 184* 169 155 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX111A 192* 32.8 52 2.0 101* 171 196 209* BROWN'S 7151 180 32.8 51 4.4 97 156 190 194 KALTENBERG K7101 193* 32.9 52 3.8 101* 177* 197 206* GUTWEIN 2520 192* 32.9 54 2.3 101* 172 200 205 RENK RK835 190 33.0 52 3.8 100 167 202 203 169 33.1 2.1 102 178 164 166* TERRA E1128 170 33.0 55 6.3 94 167 161 180 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2677 173 33.1 54 3.6 95 152 184 183 160 31.2 3.4 100 170 165 145 NORTH-GRO 6988 201* 33.1 53 3.6 103* 188* 202 212* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1412 199* 33.3 52 2.2 103* 178* 208* 212* 175* 34.0 5.6 103* 188* 182 156 JUNG 2710 203* 33.3 52 2.1 104* 197* 206* 205 177* 33.5 3.5 104* 181* 185* 164* TRELAY 9095 187 33.4 51 2.5 99 179* 200 181 155 33.6 2.3 97 157 178 129 KALTENBERG K6901 184 33.5 50 2.6 98 171 190 190 LEMKE SL68 197* 33.5 53 2.7 102* 172 204* 215* NORTH-GRO 6794 185 33.5 52 5.6 98 173 201 180 168 32.6 1.2 102 162 179 162 TERRA TR1097 190 33.6 52 4.1 100 167 193 211* GOLDEN HARVEST H2547 194* 33.7 52 2.6 101* 178* 196 208* 172 33.4 3.2 103* 184* 181 152 TERRA TR1106 190 37.0 50 3.1 98 159 186 224* 162 37.1 5.2 97 160 171 154 MEAN 186 30.7 53 3.6 100 169 189 200 161 32.0 3.7 100 166 168 150 LSD(0.10)** 14 1.8 1 2.9 4 22 19 23 16 1.4 5.0 5 22 25 24 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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.