A 7770 type hybrid with improved health and higher ear placement. 7070 produces medium long, girthy ears with very good test weight. This new hybrid also exhibits good tolerance to Gray Leaf Spot along with very good drought stress tolerance.
Plant Height..............................................Medium Short Ear Height..................................................Medium Low Stalk Quality................................................Very Good Root Quality.................................................Very Good Ear Type.....................................................Semi-Flex Grain Test Weight............................................Very Good Drought Stress Tolerance.....................................Very Good Emergence Vigor..............................................Very Good Fall Drydown.................................................Very Good Recommended Planting Population...................................High
Grain........................................................Excellent Silage.......................................................Not Rated Irrigation...................................................Excellent No-till......................................................Very Good
1st Generation ECB (native)................................Susceptible Gray Leaf Spot (GLS)....................................Good Tolerance Eyespot.......................................................Moderate
Heat Units - Planting to Physiological Maturity...................2685 Days to Maturity, USA Relative.....................................111 Days to Maturity, Minnesota Relative.........................Not Rated
A replacement hybrid for 7770, particularly well adapted from the eastern half of Iowa to the Atlantic Seaboard. It displays a strong positive response to high populations and fertility.