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) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE FON GAL HAN AVERAGE FON GAL HAN 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PIONEER 3751IR 163 25.1 53 5.1 102 174 142 174* PIONEER 3769 161 25.4 54 4.6 101 158 142 183* 158* 25.1 11.7 107* 143* 134* 196* DEKALB DK471 162 26.9 53 5.6 100 163 157 165 144 25.5 8.4 103 138* 124 169 DEKALB DK493SR 164 28.3 51 3.4 101 182 143 168 CARGILL 3911 168 28.5 54 6.1 101 182 150 173* 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 28.6 DEKALB DK493 182* 28.6 53 3.3 106* 194* 170* 184* 155* 26.2 5.7 107* 143* 138* 185 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2545 170 28.7 53 2.3 102 176 164 170 NK BRAND N4424 165 28.8 54 3.1 101 183 144 169 145 26.9 10.1 103 121 139* 177 SHELBY FARMS B 152 29.0 53 4.3 96 178 122 154 TOP FARM TFsx2100 161 29.1 54 2.5 99 160 153 169 TERRA TR1026 166 29.2 53 3.0 101 174 160 164 145 28.1 6.0 102 126 125 184 KALTENBERG K5009 166 29.3 53 2.0 101 172 162 163 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1402 161 29.4 53 4.0 99 165 142 174* LEMKE 5053 168 29.4 54 5.8 101 188 160 157 GOLDEN HARVEST H2382 165 29.6 55 8.3 99 203* 150 142 156* 28.9 9.6 105* 138* 137* 193* ASGROW RX490 178 29.6 54 3.6 104* 185 166 183* RENK RK671 148 30.1 52 5.9 95 153 131 160 CARGILL 4127 182* 30.1 54 5.0 105* 180 173* 194* 144 27.7 13.1 101 135 124 171 GOLDEN HARVEST H2387 170 30.3 53 14.0 100 201* 164 146 170* 28.6 10.1 111* 160* 142* 208* SHELBY FARMS A 137 30.3 52 4.6 92 145 127 140 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1401 162 30.6 53 2.0 99 177 148 162 BROWN'S 5140 170 30.7 54 2.8 101 186 156 168 CARGILL 4111 189* 30.8 54 4.1 106* 198* 178* 190* MYCOGEN SEEDS 2620 167 30.8 53 4.1 100 182 168 152 GROWMARK FS4048 160 31.0 56 2.5 98 180 153 147 DEKALB DK527 165 31.0 53 3.8 99 178 148 168 142 29.1 18.8 99 131 121 175 CARGILL 4811 172 31.0 53 3.3 102 175 179* 163 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2598 175 31.7 51 3.9 102 196* 155 174* HUGHES C27 157 31.7 53 4.0 97 162 150 159 DEKALB DK521 176 31.8 54 2.1 103* 185 163 181* PIONEER 36K27 193* 32.2 53 1.0 107* 211* 189* 177* 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 32.3 M/W GENETICS G7350 169 32.3 54 6.8 100 170 167 170 146 28.6 9.1 102 125 128* 185 HUGHES 4118 166 32.3 52 2.5 99 179 154 164 RENK RK696 160 32.4 54 7.3 96 183 139 156 141 28.9 13.2 99 137 108 178 LG SEEDS LG2499 180* 32.4 53 3.1 103* 192 170* 179* 144 27.9 15.2 101 133 118 182 KALTENBERG K5209 144 32.5 53 7.5 92 155 138 138 ASGROW RX530 167 32.6 53 4.1 99 180 162 157 TOP FARM TFsx2103 173 32.8 54 3.6 101 175 171* 173* 142 28.4 3.9 101 132 114 178 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX105A 172 32.8 54 6.1 100 178 166 171 155* 29.1 4.4 106* 141* 133* 192* GOLDEN HARVEST H2478 177 33.2 54 3.6 102 197* 142 192* JUNG 2577 163 33.2 54 3.1 98 182 159 147 TRELAY 5500 172 33.3 54 4.0 100 173 154 188* 132 29.9 10.6 96 131 112 153 GARST 8640 179 33.4 52 3.0 102 179 164 192* GROWMARK FS2492 168 33.4 54 2.5 99 174 160 169 141 28.7 7.5 101 118 138* 167 RENK RK672 152 33.6 53 3.9 94 157 131 167 151 28.0 6.5 105* 161* 123 168 PIONEER 35R57 190* 33.6 53 2.8 106* 191 187* 193* BRUNNER S5252 176 33.6 54 4.0 101 186 170* 173* 152 28.4 6.2 105* 146* 123 187 DAHLCO 2640 153 33.7 52 6.5 94 155 150 155 150 28.3 8.3 103 141* 120 187 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A 176 33.8 54 3.1 101 181 174* 172* 127 32.0 14.1 92 89 120 172 GOLDEN HARVEST H2441 161 33.9 52 5.9 97 173 154 157 153 30.0 13.8 103 126 135* 196* KALTENBERG K5109 180* 34.0 52 2.8 103* 188 172* 181* MOHR 515 175 34.1 53 4.9 101 191 167 168 GROWMARK FS2140 164 34.1 53 4.9 98 168 157 169 136 30.1 4.9 99 134 114 160 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 34.4 LEMKE 6063 176 34.6 53 4.3 101 199* 162 169 LEMKE 5050 159 34.9 53 4.1 96 159 161 156 KALTENBERG K6301 190* 34.9 53 3.1 105* 200* 187* 185* O'BRIEN HYBRIDS OB9707 174 34.9 52 3.8 100 179 172* 171 GUTWEIN 2400 186* 34.9 53 3.3 104* 212* 165 181* 144 31.3 19.6 98 113 121 198* SEED MART 2104 188* 35.0 51 2.8 104* 204* 178* 181* TERRA E1047 178 35.1 52 5.1 101 194* 167 173* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A 171 35.4 52 5.5 99 173 170* 172* 139 31.5 19.1 97 119 125 173 LG SEEDS LG2528 183* 35.4 51 4.3 102 192 172* 185* 151 32.1 7.9 102 142* 128* 184 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1407 185* 35.4 53 3.1 103* 199* 174* 181* 149 30.3 10.1 101 133 107 207* HUGHES C47 164 35.8 53 3.1 97 173 161 159 DAHLCO 2710 179 35.8 52 4.5 101 175 181* 182* RENK RK728 158 36.0 53 2.5 95 153 157 166 GUTWEIN EX632 151 36.1 53 2.4 93 150 149 154 GUTWEIN 2313 174 36.4 52 3.8 99 178 162 183* 137 30.9 11.8 96 108 110 192* RENK RK708 176 36.7 52 2.6 100 180 168 181* 152 30.1 6.6 104 126 147* 184 TERRA TR1066 165 36.8 51 3.3 96 186 164 144 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1586 165 37.4 54 3.8 96 174 164 156 KALTENBERG K6801 181* 37.5 52 2.6 101 200* 167 175* DAHLCO 2720 175 37.7 53 3.0 99 184 165 177* MEAN 169 32.4 53 4.1 100 180 160 169 142 29.8 9.2 100 130 120 176 LSD(0.10)** 13 2.0 1 3.1 4 19 20 22 15 1.9 7.0 6 23 21 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.