Grain Corn Hybrid
2P579
104 RM
102-105 RM Range

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Separate Refuge Requirements

Overview

  • Defensive hybrid with very good stalks and roots.
  • Excellent staygreen and late-season intactness.
  • Tolerant to high pH soils.
  • Exhibits good tolerance to Goss's wilt.
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Product Ratings
7-9 Good 4-6 Fair 1-3 Poor
Characteristics
Drought Tolerance
7
Drydown
6
Early Vigor
7
Emergence
6
Green Snap
7
Root Strength
8
Stalk Strength
7
Staygreen
8
Ear Retention
8
Fungicide ResponseMedium
GDUs to Black Layer2535
Goss's WiltTolerant
Gray Leaf Spot
6
NCLB
6
SCLBNot Rated
Southern Corn RustNot Rated
Test Weight
5
Agronomics
Cob ColorRed
Ear HeightMedium
Ear TypeSemi-flexible
Kernel Rows18-20
Plant HeightMedium
Rating GDUs to Mid-Silk1315
Positioning
HR = Highly Recommended
R = Recommended NR = Not Recommended
Planting Date
Early
HR
Late
R
Crop Rotation
Continuous Corn
HR
Corn/Soybean
HR
Tillage
Conventional
HR
No-Till
HR
Irrigation
High Plains Ecofallow
HR
Limited
R
Soils
Highly Productive
R
Light (Sandy)
HR
Marginal Fertility
R
Poorly Drained
R
Population*
High
NR
Low
HR
Medium
R
Very High
NR
Very Low
R
Delayed Harvest
HR
*Consult a Mycogen Seeds representative for specific recommendations on planting populations.

Management Guidelines

  • Use appropriate dryland or ecofallow planting populations.
  • Top choice for continuous corn.
  • Strong choice for ecofallow and western dryland.
  • Good candidate for delayed harvest.
  • Recommended as a western dryland hybrid.