A waxy version of our long-time favorite 7820. Provides competitive waxy hybrid yields. Produces high quality grain on a moderately tall plant with very good stalk quality.
Plant Height...............................................Medium Tall Ear Height.................................................Medium High Stalk Quality................................................Very Good Root Quality.................................................Very Good Ear Type..........................................................Flex Grain Test Weight.................................................High Drought Stress Tolerance.....................................Very Good Emergence Vigor...................................................Good Fall Drydown......................................................Fair Recommended Planting Population............................Medium High
Grain........................................................Very Good Silage.......................................................Very Good Irrigation...................................................Excellent No-till...........................................................Good
1st Generation ECB (native)................................Susceptible Gray Leaf Spot (GLS).........................................Not Rated Eyespot......................................................Not Rated
Heat Units - Planting to Physiological Maturity...................2800 Days to Maturity, USA Relative.....................................117 Days to Maturity, Minnesota Relative...............................N/A
Well suited to either dryland or irrigated production. Plant at medium high populations. Caution: waxy hybrids dry slowly, note that 7820wx is listed three days later in maturity than the normal 7820 which doesn't have the waxy starch characteristic.