TABLE 9. NORTH CENTRAL ZONE - LATE MATURITY TRIAL. (CHIPPEWA FALLS = CHP, MARSHFIELD = MAR, SEYMOUR = SEY, VALDERS = VAL) (91 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE CHP MAR SEY VAL AVERAGE CHP MAR SEY VAL YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEKALB DK352 140 21.7 55 1.9 98 135 150 134 PIONEER 3905 147 23.8 56 4.0 99 143 150 148 JUNG 2430 139 24.2 53 1.0 97 133 143 142 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX92A 153 24.7 53 5.2 100 153 157 149 DEKALB DK431 160 25.5 53 3.8 102 159 173 147 CARGILL 2827 151 25.6 56 5.9 98 170 144 138 126 25.8 12.6 93 158 109 112 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2362 160 26.7 51 7.9 101 154 170 157* KALTENBERG K3709 154 26.9 53 3.4 99 160 142 159* CARGILL 2777 160 27.5 56 2.3 101 158 165 156* TOP FARM TFsx2196 148 27.5 52 2.8 97 162 144 139 DEKALB DK417 153 27.6 52 5.4 98 159 162 137 SPANGLER 3227 160 27.6 52 3.0 101 164 170 145 NK BRAND N2409 147 27.7 55 4.4 97 156 147 138 130 25.4 9.1 95 146 108 137 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2382 140 27.8 52 3.7 94 140 149 132 GOLDEN HARVEST H2309 172* 27.8 52 2.2 104* 183 176* 156* LG SEEDS LG2442 171* 27.8 51 3.5 104* 183 163 168* 164* 25.7 11.3 106* 186* 153* 153 DAHLMAN 1599 168 27.9 52 1.8 103* 178 169 157* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1595 142 27.9 51 2.5 95 137 156 134 NORTH-GRO 5373 166 28.0 51 2.9 103* 177 169 153 155* 27.0 11.9 103* 175 140* 150 JUNG 2460 153 28.0 51 2.6 99 151 164 145 RENK RK450 157 28.0 51 1.3 100 163 168 140 M/W GENETICS G7010 174* 28.0 51 2.4 105* 191* 176* 155 159* 26.1 12.4 104* 180* 152* 144 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2420 148 28.1 53 3.0 97 148 148 148 146 27.4 5.9 100 167 126 145 DEKALB DK442 157 28.2 52 6.0 99 164 152 154 147 26.5 15.1 100 154 136* 150 NORTH-GRO 4774 151 28.2 51 2.5 98 163 145 145 KALTENBERG K4809 166 28.4 51 5.8 102 181 160 158* 151 26.3 15.4 101* 173 130 151 DAHLMAN 1699 175* 28.4 51 3.3 105* 179 181* 165* 158* 26.2 9.8 104* 187* 132 157* RENK RK552 174* 28.5 51 2.5 105* 178 176* 169* TRELAY 4002 172* 28.6 51 3.2 104* 175 182* 160* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX9500A 155 28.6 51 2.5 99 160 157 148 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1495 155 28.7 51 6.2 98 153 165 148 150 27.3 7.3 101* 188* 126 137 LINCO L3858 153 28.7 52 2.1 98 172 154 133 KALTENBERG K4501 151 28.8 52 1.1 98 154 160 140 95-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 28.8 DEKALB DK477 171* 28.9 52 3.4 104* 184 169 162* 163* 27.4 5.7 106* 203* 135* 152 GOLDEN HARVEST H2279 151 29.0 55 6.3 97 152 158 143 151 27.1 11.1 102* 171 143* 140 LEMKE SL24 163 29.0 52 2.4 101 175 166 146 GROWMARK FS3858 173* 29.0 52 2.0 104* 173 184* 163* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1200A 181* 29.0 51 2.8 107* 204* 173 167* 90-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 29.1 LINCO L3157 166 29.2 54 4.6 102 170 171 156* 134 24.8 11.4 97 155 125 123 NK BRAND N3030 165 29.2 53 4.5 101 167 168 160* 143 27.2 6.7 99 167 122 141 DAHLCO 2475 177* 29.3 51 2.1 105* 180 190* 160* 163* 25.8 12.8 106* 183* 146* 161* GARST 8830 168 29.5 51 4.4 102 175 172 158* O'BRIEN HYBRIDS OB312 154 29.6 54 3.5 98 157 156 150 TOP FARM TFsx2201 180* 29.7 51 1.3 106* 195* 180* 165* PIONEER 3769 179* 29.7 52 3.7 106* 184 189* 163* 164* 27.4 7.7 106* 183* 134* 174* BROWN'S 3680 146 29.7 51 0.5 96 162 143 134 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1195A 165 29.8 54 4.3 101 171 166 159* 135 25.1 15.7 96 158 116 130 PAYCO 413 139 29.8 51 5.9 93 124 154 141 153* 26.6 6.9 103* 172 136* 150 GARST 8814 146 29.9 54 3.7 95 158 144 135 KALTENBERG K3904 158 30.0 51 2.5 99 178 162 133 BRUNNER EXP95 171* 30.1 51 1.9 103* 175 179* 160* 159* 27.1 9.2 104* 190* 136* 152 LEMKE 4038 171* 30.1 51 2.0 103* 187* 170 155 161* 26.6 17.0 104* 189* 144* 149 PIONEER 37M81 174* 30.1 50 7.6 103* 170 182* 169* MYCOGEN SEEDS 2395 155 30.6 54 3.0 98 160 167 140 157* 28.0 6.5 104* 186* 139* 146 BROWN'S 4680 173* 30.7 52 3.2 103* 182 187* 151 161* 26.7 8.3 106* 168 156* 160* PIONEER 3751IR 169* 30.7 51 3.8 102 170 177* 159* SEED MART 2098 167 30.8 51 5.0 101 181 178* 140 154* 26.3 10.8 103* 165 139* 156* SPANGLER 3044 165 31.0 51 6.2 100 165 174* 156* GROWMARK FS2096 159 31.0 53 2.0 99 172 165 140 160* 26.1 11.5 105* 180* 152* 147 GOLDEN HARVEST H2315 164 31.1 53 5.4 100 178 174* 139 100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 31.1 PIONEER X106RT 169* 31.2 51 4.1 102 173 168 166* LG SEEDS LG2473 167 31.3 53 1.5 101 175 180* 146 TERRA TR966 157 31.5 51 2.2 98 160 166 147 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX100A 166 31.7 51 6.3 100 167 178* 154 158* 27.9 11.9 104* 175 152* 149 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1297 171* 31.7 53 2.6 102 178 182* 151 DAHLCO 464 157 31.7 50 4.1 98 170 159 143 M/W GENETICS G6970 162 31.8 51 4.8 99 179 157 150 DEKALB DK471 169* 31.8 51 2.5 102 172 170 165* 151 29.9 7.0 100 177 129 146 LEMKE 4031 155 31.8 51 4.0 97 162 168 134 149 27.7 8.5 101* 180* 126 142 RENK RK553 162 32.2 52 3.5 99 149 174* 163* 144 27.6 9.6 99 170 129 133 GARST 8771 166 32.3 52 3.1 100 169 186* 143 KALTENBERG K4807 165 32.8 50 4.8 100 185* 162 148 RENK RK546 161 32.8 51 3.5 99 174 159 151 147 27.5 6.2 101* 177 130 136 JUNG 2488 162 33.2 51 6.4 98 179 157 150 160* 26.8 6.4 105* 178 142* 160* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1401 165 33.3 51 1.3 100 173 163 158* 153* 30.3 3.6 102* 167 137* 155 GOLDEN HARVEST H2382 173* 33.6 53 3.1 102 184 177* 158* 160* 30.4 12.4 103* 180* 142* 158* NORTH-GRO 5579 154 33.7 51 1.0 96 158 157 149 TERRA E987 166 33.8 52 3.1 100 180 178* 141 PRAIRIE GOLD PG1455 151 33.9 53 2.6 95 161 157 135 DAHLCO 5001 157 34.4 51 1.7 96 178 155 136 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1500 153 34.8 53 4.0 95 156 163 140 GOLDEN HARVEST H2387 171* 35.2 52 6.7 100 183 162 168* 165* 31.5 13.7 104* 178 148* 171* DAHLCO 462 149 35.8 53 2.2 93 177 147 124 DAHLCO 2530 157 35.8 51 2.3 96 166 176* 130 MEAN 161 29.8 52 3.5 100 168 165 149 147 27.8 9.8 100 168 129 145 LSD(0.10)** 12 1.9 1 2.6 4 19 16 13 15 1.6 6.7 5 24 22 18 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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.