Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail: Blaine.Schatz@ndsu.edu
Leonard.Besemann@ndsu.edu
Corn Hybrid Performance Trial
L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
        Corn for grain commands the most irrigated acres of all crops in North Dakota.  The fact that significant differences in the accumulation of growing degree units for corn and other weather-related issues exist across the state, it is vital that corn hybrids be tested in specific locations and regions.  It is the goal of this trial to provide yield and other agronomic parameters for corn growers in southeastern North Dakota.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Maddock sandy loam; soil N 20 lbs/acre.
Previous crop: 2012 – soybean.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted May 14 in 30-inch rows.  Thinned to 36,900 plants/acre.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 34 lbs N/acre, 81 lbs P2O5/acre, 103 lbs K2O/acre and 19 lbs S/acre as 8‑20‑26-5 May 1.  Stream bar 60 lbs N/acre May 27 as 28-0-0.  Sidedress 135 lbs N/acre June 18 and 60 lbs N/acre June 25 as 28-0-0.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest Control: Outlook (18 oz/acre) May 23, Laudis (3 oz/acre) + AAtrex 9-O (0.5 lb ai/acre) + Destiny (0.05% v/v) + AMS (1½ lbs/acre) June 11.
Harvest: November 6 with a plot combine.  Harvest area was two rows 17 feet long.
Table 1.  Corn hybrid performance trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2013.        
Silk Ear  Plant  Lodge Grain Content Harvest Test  Grain Yield
Brand Hybrid R.M. Hybrid Traits1 Date Ht. Ht. Root  Stalk   Protein Starch  Oil  Moist. Wt. 2013 2-yr avg
July inch inch --0 to 9-- % % % % lb/bu ----bu/ac----
AgVenture RL4492HBW 92 RRBTRW 23.5 43.0 90.7 0.5 0.8 9.3 73.1 3.1 19.8 54.5 220.2 --
AgVenture RL4616HBW 94 RRBTRW 23.8 46.0 95.6 0.3 0.5 8.9 72.5 3.4 18.7 54.4 224.4 --
AgVenture RL5671HBW 98 RRBTRW 25.8 44.9 95.0 0.0 0.3 8.5 72.5 3.7 21.9 51.8 257.2 --
AgVenture RL5718HBW   RRBTRW 24.5 42.8 94.7 0.3 0.0 8.8 72.9 3.3 19.6 54.0 232.3 --
Channel 199-29 99 STXRIB 27.0 46.1 97.1 0.3 0.0 8.8 72.3 3.6 21.0 52.7 240.5 250.2
Dairyland DS-9791RA 91 DAS SMARTSTAX 25.5 39.7 91.8 0.0 1.0 8.8 73.4 3.0 17.7 53.8 208.9 --
Dairyland DS-9694SSX 94 DAS SMARTSTAX 25.5 42.2 93.8 0.5 1.3 9.1 73.8 2.7 16.3 53.0 204.3 --
Dairyland DS-9494RA 94 DAS SMARTSTAX 27.5 48.4 99.7 2.8 0.0 8.9 72.9 3.5 20.2 53.5 213.9 --
Dairyland DS-9796 96 3000GT 25.0 42.6 94.7 0.3 0.3 9.5 72.4 3.5 18.7 53.2 228.0 --
Dairyland DS-9898RA 98 DAS SMARTSTAX 28.0 46.8 96.1 1.0 1.3 9.0 72.1 4.0 21.7 52.0 237.2 --
Dairyland DS-1803 98 CONVENTIONAL 25.5 40.9 87.4 0.0 0.8 8.4 72.7 3.6 18.5 52.3 215.0 250.6
Dairyland DS-9501SSX 101 DAS SMARTSTAX 27.0 43.1 93.6 3.0 0.0 8.9 73.2 3.2 20.4 53.0 219.5 --
Dekalb DKC43-10 93 VT2PRO 24.5 44.9 94.9 0.5 0.8 8.7 73.4 3.0 17.0 54.3 213.9 --
Dekalb DKC46-20 96 VT3PRO 24.8 42.6 93.8 1.8 0.0 9.0 73.4 2.9 17.3 56.5 213.8 229.2
Dekalb DKC49-29 99 GENSS 26.3 43.4 95.3 0.8 0.0 8.9 72.8 3.3 20.1 54.5 229.5 --
Dyna-Gro D35VP40 95 VT3P 23.8 43.3 94.3 0.8 0.0 8.7 73.4 3.0 15.9 53.1 231.9 245.3
Dyna-Gro D37SS71 97 SS 25.5 47.8 100.7 2.3 0.0 9.3 72.5 3.3 20.7 53.2 216.9 248.3
Dyna-Gro D39SS17 99 SS 28.0 44.3 96.7 0.3 0.0 8.8 72.6 3.4 22.5 52.2 229.6 --
Gold Country Seed 95-33 GEN VT3P   RR/VT3/RIB 25.0 46.0 99.8 1.0 0.3 8.9 73.0 3.2 17.7 55.3 237.9 --
Gold Country Seed 93-07RSS   RR/VT3/RIB/SS 24.3 42.1 91.9 0.3 0.0 9.0 72.9 3.3 16.4 54.9 235.9 --
Integra 9455   VT2PRO 24.0 43.5 95.7 0.3 0.0 8.7 73.4 3.1 14.9 53.7 222.8 248.0
Nuseed 9001 VP3220 90 Viptera 3220 24.8 50.8 98.8 2.3 0.8 9.6 73.0 2.9 15.3 53.3 230.6 --
Nuseed 9202 VT2P 92 VT Double Pro 24.0 43.0 95.3 0.3 0.5
8.9
73.1
3.4
16.0
54.3
217.7
--
Nuseed 9503 VT2P 95 VT Double Pro 24.0 40.5 92.7 0.0 2.0 8.7 72.9 3.3 17.9 53.7 201.5 --
Nuseed 9504 VT3P 95 VT Triple Pro 22.8 41.6 92.4 0.0 0.0 9.1 73.4 3.1 18.2 54.8 202.8 --
NuTech 5N-9404 94 GT/CB/LL/RW 25.0 48.8 104.1 0.3 0.8 9.5 72.6 3.3 16.9 54.5 232.3 --
NuTech 5V-792 94 GT/CB/LL/RW/BL 23.8 45.9 91.0 1.8 0.3 9.2 72.8 3.4 19.5 54.8 203.1 --
NuTech 5N-9802 98 GT/CB/LL/RW 26.0 48.3 100.3 0.5 0.0 9.1 73.1 3.2 20.9 53.3 226.9 --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5X-894 94 HXT/RR2/LL 24.0 44.4 91.6 0.0 0.8 8.8 72.8 3.2 18.1 54.5 213.0 --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5X-795 95 HXT/RR2/LL 23.5 50.1 95.4 1.0 0.0 9.0 73.1 3.1 19.2 55.2 214.9 --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5Z-9605 96 YGCB/HX1/RR2/LL 21.0 45.7 92.9 0.0 0.8 9.7 72.5 3.3 19.4 54.2 223.9 --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 3F-198 98 YGCB/HX1/RR2 25.3 47.6 100.7 1.5 0.0 8.7 72.4 3.5 19.2 51.5 258.9 264.5
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5X-698 98 HXT/RR2/LL 24.3 47.8 94.1 0.0 0.0 8.9 72.5 3.3 20.7 54.9 238.1 --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5H-399 99 HX1/RR2/LL 26.5 47.4 96.6 0.5 0.0 8.4 72.5 3.6 21.4 51.1 258.2 283.9
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5Z-200 100 YGCB/HX1/RR2/LL 25.3 46.6 94.8 0.5 1.3 9.5 72.0 3.5 21.4 52.2 234.2 --
PFS 76S92 92 GENVT2P 25.0 45.7 95.0 0.8 0.0 8.5 73.2 3.3 18.2 55.0 237.7 --
PFS 55S96 96 GENVT3P 25.5 38.6 89.4 0.3 0.0 8.8 73.0 3.1 18.1 55.1 223.4 246.6
PFS 88A97 97 GENSS 25.5 47.3 97.3 0.0 0.5 8.9 73.0 3.1 21.1 52.9 242.0 --
Proseed 990 GT3000 90 3000GT 24.3 49.4 97.6 1.5 1.0 9.4 73.1 3.0 14.7 53.5 215.8 --
Proseed 1295 SS 95 SS 25.0 44.5 97.5 1.3 0.3 8.9 73.0 3.3 21.7 54.0 239.7 --
Proseed PX 96 SSG 96 SS 23.5 37.8 91.0 0.5 0.3 8.6 73.2 3.2 15.9 54.2 211.2 --
Proseed PX 97 SSR 97 SS 26.5 47.9 100.1 0.0 0.0 9.0 73.0 3.2 19.8 54.7 242.5 --
Rea Hybrids 3A921-RIB 92 GenSS-RIB 26.3 50.0 101.1 3.0 0.0 9.0 73.2 3.1 19.1 54.6 215.7 --
Rea Hybrids 3A929-RIB 92 VT2P-RIB 24.3 43.9 95.3 1.3 0.0 9.0 73.3 3.1 18.9 55.5 231.8 --
Rea Hybrids 4B285-RIB 93 VT2P-RIB 23.3 43.1 92.5 0.0 0.3 8.6 73.6 2.9 17.4 53.8 215.3 --
Rea Hybrids 4B941-RIB 94 VT2P-RIB 25.3 44.1 96.4 1.0 0.0 8.8 73.3 3.1 18.4 54.9 223.4 --
Rea Hybrids 4A950-RIB 95 GenSS-RIB 25.5 50.1 98.8 0.8 0.0 9.3 73.3 3.0 20.0 55.9 217.6 --
Rea Hybrids 4A654-RIB 96 GenSS-RIB 24.5 42.1 93.8 0.0 0.0 8.9 73.3 3.0 19.4 54.4 213.5 --
Rea Hybrids 4A971-RIB 97 GenSS-RIB 24.8 45.1 97.3 0.0 0.0 9.0 73.1 3.0 19.1 54.7 232.0 --
Rea Hybrids 5A980-RIB 98 GenSS-RIB 25.0 43.3 94.4 0.0 0.0 9.5 72.4 3.4 20.1 56.1 226.4 --
Renk RK522SSTX 94 SSTX 24.3 46.3 98.2 0.5 0.5 8.8 72.8 3.4 19.3 53.0 240.9 --
Renk RK557SSTX 95 SSTX 25.5 45.6 98.4 0.3 0.0 9.0 73.1 2.9 21.3 54.0 234.4 --
Renk RK568VT3P 95 VT3P 25.0 42.8 93.1 0.0 0.0 8.9 73.0 3.2 18.7 55.0 234.4 234.4
Thunder 7993 VT2P RIB 92 VT2P RIB 25.3 43.4 94.4 0.3 0.0 8.6 73.2 3.3 18.7 55.0 225.4 --
Thunder 7396VT2P RIB 96 VT2 RIB 25.0 47.3 94.7 0.0 0.0 9.4 72.8 3.2 17.1 53.2 243.1 --
Thunder 103-97SS 97 SMART STAX 25.8 46.5 98.6 0.0 0.3 8.9 73.2 3.1 18.7 54.4 236.3 --
Wensman W 7140VT3PRIB 93 VT3PRIB 23.0 40.1 96.4 0.0 0.0 8.9 73.1 3.3 19.2 55.6 220.5 --
Wensman W 70975VT3PRO 95 VT3PRP 24.8 41.4 92.7 0.3 0.0 8.9 73.3 3.1
17.5
55.7 216.1 --
Wensman W 8184VT2RIB 95 VT3PRP 25.5 42.5 93.5 0.3 0.0 9.0 73.1 3.0 19.2 54.9 215.7 --
Wensman W 90967STX 96 STX 24.5 43.8 93.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 73.2 3.0 19.7 54.4 212.8 --
Wensman W 9288STXRIB 98 STXRIB 26.0 46.1 96.4 0.0 0.0 8.6 72.5 3.6 21.8 52.4 248.7 248.7
Wensman W 7290VT3PRIB 99 VT3PRIB 25.3 43.1 95.7 1.0 0.0 8.6 73.0 3.3 21.0 53.9 243.8 --
Wensman W 7320VT3PRIB 101 VT3PRIB 25.3 47.3 94.1 0.8 0.5 9.0 72.2 3.7 22.9 53.5 235.4 235.4
                               
MEAN 25.0 44.8 95.4 0.6 0.3 8.9 72.9 3.2 19.0 54.0 226.7 --
C.V. (%) 2.3 5.2 3.0 178 254 2.8 0.6 5.8 5.1 1.3 6.5 --
LSD 0.10 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.8 17.0 --
      LSD 0.05 0.8 3.2 3.9 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.0 20.3 --
Planting Date = May 14;   Harvest Date = November 6;  Previous Crop = Soybean
1 Hybrid traits as reported by seed company when hybrids submitted for evaluation.
* Four (4) replications were utilized to record each of the traits reported.
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