Mycogen Seeds Adds Two New Sunflower Hybrids to its Lineup for 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — July 12, 2011— Mycogen Seeds is releasing two new sunflower hybrids for the 2012 growing season, including a confection hybrid with CLEARFIELD® herbicide technology. These hybrids were only available in limited quantities in 2011.
“By combining leading germplasm with disease resistance and herbicide tolerance traits, Mycogen Seeds continues to provide growers with sunflower hybrids that offer higher premium potential,” says John Kalthoff, oil seeds marketing specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “MYCOGEN brand sunflowers are proven to provide higher oil content and more pounds per acre than the competition.”
New sunflower hybrids
8N421CLDM is a high-yielding NuSun
® hybrid featuring CLEARFIELD herbicide technology for expanded weed control options. The medium full-season hybrid is resistant to the most prevalent races of downy mildew and offers very good test weights and oil content. 8N421CLDM is a strong choice for NuSun oil and bird food markets.
8C410CL is Mycogen Seeds’ first confection hybrid to offer CLEARFIELD herbicide technology. Adapted to the High Plains, Texas and the Dakotas, the full-season hybrid produces a high percentage of seeds that remain on the 22/64 screen and is in high demand with confection processors.
Developed from leading germplasm
Sunflower hybrids from Mycogen Seeds are developed from leading germplasm for multiple market segments to offer market versatility.
“MYCOGEN brand sunflower hybrids have the largest, most advanced U.S. sunflower breeding program behind them,” Kalthoff says. “Growers can trust us to provide excellent sunflower seed.”
For more information about these new sunflower hybrids or other MYCOGEN
® brand products, contact your local Mycogen Seeds dealer or sales representative, or visit
www.MYCOGEN.com.
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About Mycogen Seeds
Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Mycogen Seeds is a developer and marketer of leading corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information about MYCOGEN brand products, visit
www.MYCOGEN.com.
Contacts:
Allyssa Berry
Bader Rutter & Associates
262-938-5424
Casey Mattke
Dow AgroSciences
317-337-4081
®™MYCOGEN and SILAGE-SPECIFIC are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation.
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®NuSun is a registered trademark of the National Sunflower Association.
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