Outstanding yield for maturity. A tall, attractive hybrid with excellent staygreen and stalk strength. Very good pest resistance package including Biotype C and E Greenbug resistance. The grain of M 5806 also shows very good resistance to weathering.
Average Days to Mid-Bloom.....................................68-72 Relative Maturity............................................Medium Uniformity.....................................................Good Plant Height (inches).........................................45-55 Standability..............................................Excellent Staygreen.................................................Excellent Drought Tolerance.........................................Excellent Head Exertion.............................................Excellent Head Type.................................................Semi-Open Threshability..................................................Good Seed Characteristics Planting Seed (Approximate Seeds/LB).........................16,000 Harvest Grain Color.............................................Red Endosperm Type........................................Hetero-Yellow
Pest Resistance
Greenbug Reaction: Biotype C..........................Resistant
Biotype E..........................Resistant
MDMV......................................................Resistant
Head Smut - Races 1 & 3...................................Resistant
Downy Mildew - Pathotypes 1 & 2...........................Resistant
Anthracnose...............................................Resistant
Charcoal Rot...................................Moderately Resistant
Fusarium Blight................................Moderately Resistant
Management Tips
A consistent top performer under less than optimum growing conditions. Particularly strong in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska under dryland, moderate rainfall or limited irrigation environments.