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 – Dryland
L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
          A dryland corn hybrid performance trial was initiated in 2011 to provide information for corn producers in southeast and south central North Dakota.  This study is conducted on Barnes-Svea soils that dominate the dryland farming in the area.  This trial tested 75 hybrids.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Barnes-Svea; pH = 6.2; 3.2% organic matter; soil N 26 lbs/acre; soil P was low; soil K and soil S were very high.
Previous crop: 2014 – Soybean.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted May 4 in 30-inch rows.  Thinned to 33,200 plants/acre.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 8 lbs N/acre, 42 lbs P2O5/acre, 48 lbs K2O/acre and 10 lbs S/acre as 9 21 24 6 April 13.  Stream bar 50 lbs N/acre May 5 as 28-0-0.  Sidedress 145 lbs N/acre June 12 as 28-0-0.
Pest Control: Harness (2 pt/acre) May 8, Laudis (3 oz/acre) + AAtrex 9-O (0.5 lb ai/acre) + Destiny (0.05% v/v) + AMS (1½ lbs/acre) + Interlock (4 oz/acre) June 18.
Harvest: October 21 with a plot combine.  Harvest area was two rows 22 feet long.
Results
        Overall yields were near the 2014 season high in the Oakes area.  After generous rainfall amounts in May and June, conditions turned dry with less than 3.0” recorded for the remainder of the growing season.  Even with the dry conditions, the mean yield was 182.7 bu/acre which was only slightly lower than the 2014 mean of 185.9 bu/acre.  
Table 2. Corn hybrid performance trial (dryland) Dickey County - Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2015.      
Grain Yield
Days Ear Plant Grain Content Test 2 yr. 3 yr.
Brand Hybrid RM Hybrid Traits1 to Silk Height Height Protein Starch Oil Moisture Wt. 2015 Avg. Avg.
inch inch % % % % lb/bu -----bu/ac-----
Allied Genetics 92G43 92 RR 83.3 57.8 98.7 9.5 73.3 2.4 15.5 56.9 168.6 -- --
Allied Genetics 96GB96 96 GT/CB/LL 83.3 52.7 99.6 9.5 73.3 2.4 15.5 58.1 159.6 -- --
Channel 189-03 89 VT2PRIB 79.0 48.4 95.5 9.4 73.8 2.1 13.2 57.9 190.1 -- --
Channel 190-13 90 VT2PRIB 80.7 44.3 91.6 9.8 73.7 2.2 13.4 57.3 163.9 169.8 --
Channel 191-85 91 VT2PRIB 78.7 44.9 93.1 9.9 73.4 2.3 13.6 57.2 178.9 -- --
Channel 194-14 94 VT2PRIB 82.3 49.1 97.8 9.4 74.2 1.9 15.6 57.7 199.1 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9487RA 87 SSX 78.0 45.6 91.5 9.1 74.2 2.4 13.7 57.0 173.8 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9791RA 91 SSX 82.7 42.6 91.8 10.3 72.7 2.6 14.9 56.9 178.4 181.5 147.3
Dairyland Seed DS-9593 93 3000GT 82.7 53.6 98.4 9.6 73.8 2.2 14.2 58.3 169.3 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9599 99 3000GT 83.7 52.2 99.2 9.5 73.1 2.7 17.6 58.1 165.4 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9701 101 SSX 83.0 47.9 98.0 9.6 73.7 2.0 17.0 57.1 200.4 -- --
Funk's Frontiersman 091-E3VT2P 91 VT Double Pro RIB 80.0 49.0 94.2 9.5 72.8 2.9 13.6 58.2 197.8 197.2 163.0
Funk's Frontiersman 092-C6VT2P 92 VT Double Pro RIB 80.7 49.7 92.7 9.7 73.6 2.4 13.7 57.6 148.8 -- --
Funk's Frontiersman 092E5VT2PRIB 92 VT Double Pro RIB 82.7 45.5 92.6 9.6 73.0 2.8 15.3 57.0 191.7 -- --
Innotech IC4286-3111 92 Agrisure Viptera 3111 83.0 54.6 100.8 9.6 73.4 2.5 13.5 57.4 197.9 -- --
Innotech IC4343-3110A 93 Agrisure Viptera 3110A 82.7 55.4 102.0 9.8 73.1 2.4 15.5 57.4 199.2 -- --
Innotech IC4310-3000GT 93 Agrisure 3000GT 83.0 55.9 100.3 10.1 72.5 2.7 13.9 57.6 185.7 -- --
Innotech IC4453-3110 94 Agrisure Viptera 3110 82.3 51.9 98.5 10.3 73.3 2.2 14.8 58.9 167.8 -- --
Innotech IC4772-3111 97 Agrisure Viptera 3111 82.7 47.4 95.4 9.4 72.9 2.8 14.4 58.2 148.1 -- --
Innotech IC4903-3111A 99 Agrisure Viptera 3111A 83.0 49.8 92.3 10.3 72.7 2.5 15.8 58.1 165.1 -- --
Integra 9455   VT3P 80.7 48.5 93.1 9.6 72.2 2.8 14.0 56.7 200.8 -- --
Latham LH 4242 92 VT2 PRO 82.7 47.2 92.0 9.8 73.7 1.9 14.8 56.3 191.9 -- --
Latham LH 4455 94 VT3 PRO 83.0 44.5 91.5 10.0 73.3 2.4 16.1 58.5 180.7 -- --
Latham LH 4645 96 VT2 PRO 82.0 47.5 89.4 9.9
74.0
2.0 13.7 55.5 186.2 -- --
Latham EX 4729 97 SS 84.3 50.7 98.6 9.2 73.4 2.6 14.8 57.1 192.7 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3011 90 VT3PRO 79.0 47.8 90.0 10.0 74.2 2.0 13.2 54.9 177.4 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3115 91 VT2PRO 83.0 50.3 95.8 9.2 73.1 2.8 14.7 57.6 189.6 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3114 92 VT2PRO 81.3 50.8 98.2 9.8 72.4 2.8 14.2 58.1 184.2 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3022 92 GENSS 80.3 48.2 95.6 9.1 73.8 2.8 13.6 56.4 176.7 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3043 93 VT2PRO 82.0 45.7 92.3 9.2
73.2
2.7 14.7 57.8 191.7 192.0 --
Legacy Seeds L3712 96 VT3PRO 82.7 42.6 85.1 9.4 72.7 2.9 14.8 58.3 169.0 179.6 --
Legacy Seeds L3845 97 GENSS 83.7 48.7 94.0 9.3 73.0 2.8 14.5 57.4 188.2 -- --
Legend LR 9492 92 VT2RIB 83.0 48.2 96.2 10.0 72.9 2.7 14.8 57.8 186.3 -- --
Legend LR 9394 94 GENSSRIB 82.0 47.2 93.6 9.1 73.5 3.2 16.1 57.5 165.0 -- --
Legend LR 9495 95 VT2RIB 83.0 50.0 97.1 9.9 73.2 2.4 16.2 57.7 206.9 -- --
Legend LR 9496 96 VT2RIB 84.0 53.9 100.5 9.8 73.8 1.9 15.3 57.4 181.3 -- --
Legend LR 9497 97 VT2RIB 83.3 49.2 94.9 9.7 73.1 2.6 15.6 57.1 171.0 -- --
Mustang 3292 VT2P   VT2P 82.7 48.3 91.0 10.0 72.8 2.8 15.1 58.5 191.2 -- --
Mustang 4295 VT2P   VT2P 82.7 49.7 97.0 9.8 73.1 2.6 16.2 58.4 201.0 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 88-116 88 VT2P 82.0 50.5 98.4 10.3 72.6 2.7 14.3 59.4 192.4 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 91-591 91 VT2P 79.3 48.0 92.8 9.1 73.5 2.5 13.7 57.4 189.5 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 92-110 92 VT2P 82.7 46.9 93.8 9.3 73.0 2.8 15.0 57.7 187.5 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 94-571 94 VT2P 81.0 50.3 98.7 9.9 72.9 2.4 14.2 57.8 171.9 -- --
Nuseed 9202 VT2P Rib 92 VT Double Pro 81.0 48.0 97.2 9.9 72.3 2.9 13.8 55.4 191.7 -- --
Nuseed 9504 VT3P Prib 95 VT Triple Pro 80.0 43.4 91.9 9.6 73.4 2.6 14.9 56.4 182.0 180.1 152.1
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5N-290 90 3000GT 82.0 52.4 99.9 10.7 73.4 1.9 14.0 58.5 172.2 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5G-9302 93 GT/CB/LL 82.3 55.5 98.2 10.6 73.4 1.9 14.5 57.8 169.4 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5X-894 94 HXT/RR2 81.3 44.7 87.9 10.4 73.6 1.8 13.3 55.2 169.0 184.9 152.1
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-196 96 YGCB/Hx1/RR2/LL 80.7 54.7 93.2 9.5 72.6 3.0 14.6 57.7 199.3 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-198 98 YGCB/Hx1/RR2/LL 82.0 49.2 97.6 10.0 72.7 2.6 14.5 58.4 190.5 194.6 --
PFS 76S92 92 VT2PRO 82.7 47.0 93.8 10.4 73.4 2.1 15.7 57.1 183.5 193.0 --
PFS 81W95 95 SMARTSTAX 81.3 49.2 97.2 9.5 72.6 2.5 14.9 56.3 199.5 201.5 --
PFS 55S96 96 VT3PRO 83.3 46.3 92.0 9.5 73.2 2.9 16.1 57.6 183.6 185.9 --
Proseed 1492 VT2P 92 VT2P 81.0 46.6 88.3 9.9 72.3 2.9 13.5 57.7 171.8 -- --
Proseed 1392 VT2P 92 VT2P 82.3 47.2 93.0 9.6 73.1 2.6 14.5 56.5 184.4 -- --
Proseed 1393 VT2P 93 VT2P 80.3 43.9 88.5 9.7 73.0 2.4 14.3 56.6 162.7 167.9 --
Proseed 1495 SS 95 SS 82.7 48.9 98.4 9.5 73.8 2.3 14.7 58.2 194.2 -- --
Proseed 1496 SS 96 SS 83.3 50.1 95.6 10.3 73.7 1.8 15.4 55.6 193.8 -- --
REA 4B931-RIB 93 RR2, Bt, CRW 80.7 47.2 93.5 10.5 73.1 2.1 14.2 58.2 196.3 -- --
REA 4B953-RIB 95 RR2, Bt 83.0 50.2 95.6 10.5 73.7 1.9 14.8 55.0 195.5 197.5 --
REA 4A962-RIB 96 RR2, Bt, CRW 82.3 47.1 94.8 10.7 73.6 1.9 15.8 58.5 167.5 -- --
Renk RK302 88 CONVENTIONAL 81.7 51.8 98.9 11.0 72.4 2.5 15.0 58.3 191.4 -- --
Renk RK522SSTX 94 SSTX 82.3 47.0 92.4 10.4 73.4 2.1 15.1 56.9 186.0 192.2 158.8
Renk RK544SSTX 95 SSTX 81.7 48.6 89.6 9.4 73.0 2.8 14.2 58.2 170.5 -- --
Renk RK568VT3P 95 SSTX 82.0 46.6 90.4 10.2 73.6 2.1 15.5 57.7 175.3 183.3 151.5
Renk RK568 95 CONVENTIONAL 82.7 44.8 91.1 9.4 74.0 2.0 15.2 57.1 179.3 -- --
Thunder 7993VT2P 93 VT2PRIB 82.7 47.6 95.0 10.0 73.3 2.3 14.6 57.8 178.6 181.9 148.0
Thunder 101-95SS 95 SS 83.0 49.6 95.1 9.2 74.1 2.1 15.5 56.3 177.6 -- --
Thunder 7396VT2P 96 VT2PRIB 81.0 49.6 96.5 9.0 73.7 2.5 14.0 57.3 179.1 187.4 157.2
Thunder 101-97SS 97 SS 84.0 53.7 97.6 10.3 72.7 2.6 14.4 57.5 178.4 -- --
Wensman Seed W7268VT3PRIB   VT3PRIB 81.7 46.4 91.8 9.9 72.8 2.5 14.4 58.3 193.4 197.5 --
Wensman Seed W70975VT3PRIB   VT3PRIB 82.7 44.8 89.2 9.1 73.2 3.0 14.4 57.6 184.0 187.4 --
Wensman Seed W90962STX   STX 82.0 47.2 92.0 11.3 73.0 1.9 14.4 58.8 189.5 -- --
Wensman Seed W90941STXRIB   STXRIB 81.3 50.1 96.8 10.4 73.6 1.9 15.2 57.2 190.1 189.5 --
Wensman Seed W90979STXRIB   STXRIB 82.3 46.7 93.8 10.0 73.0 2.6 15.6 58.9 199.2 196.6 --
  MEAN     82.0 48.8 94.7 9.8 73.2 2.4 14.7 57.4 182.7 -- --
C.V. (%) 0.8 5.6 4.5 4.1 0.6 13.3 5.4 1.1 12.1 -- --
LSD 0.10 0.9 3.2 5.69 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 25.8 -- --
  LSD 0.05     1.1 3.8 6.80 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.9 30.7 -- --
 
Planting Date = May 4;   Harvest Date = October 21;  Previous Crop = Soybean
1 Hybrid traits as reported by seed company when hybrids submitted for evaluation.
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