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Roundup Ready®/yieldgard® Plus Corn
6217
6217 is a solid hybrid with strong east to west movement. This hybrid performs best as a short to average maturing hybrid in any area. 6217 has shown to work across many soil types and moisture conditions. 6217 would make an excellent choice for a 100 to 102 day hybrid with YieldGard corn borer protection and Roundup Ready Technology.
| Maturity | 102 |
| To Silk 50% | 0 |
| To Black Layer | 2360 |
| Appearance | Very Attractive |
| Plant Height | Tall 100 |
| Early Season Vigor | 7 |
| Ear Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Ear Type | Semi Flex |
| Ear Placement | Medium |
| Kernels | 16-18 |
| Test Weight | 7 |
| Husk Cover | 8 |
| Retention | 8 |
| Shank Length | 7 |
| Roots | |
| Root Strength | 86217 has excellent summer roots. Could see some late season leaning. |
| Stalks | |
| Stalk Strength | 86217 has very good stalk quality |
| Agronomics | |
| Plant Integrity | 6217 has very good late season plant intactness |
| Population Tolerance | 86217 has enough root and stalk strength to excel at higher populations, yet, has enough ear flex to handle low population and higher yield environments. |
| Flowering Date | 0 |
| Drought Tolerance | 7 |
| Disease | |
| Gray Leaf Spot | 7 |
| Eyespot | 0 |
| Northern Leaf Blight | 7 |
| Stewarts Blight | 0 |
| Insects | |
| European Corn Borer | 96217 contains both the YieldGard Corn Borer and YieldGard Rootworm Technology |
| Placement | |
| 6217 should be placed where corn borer and rootworm protection is desirable and Roundup Ready Technology is needed. | |
| Positioning | |
| 6217 has very strong drought tolerance with good ear flex. It can handle high or low populations and has shown strong yields across many environments. | |
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