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 - Irrigated
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.  This trial tested 68 hybrids.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Embden loam, Gardena loam; pH = 7.2; 2.2% organic matter; soil N 17 lbs/acre; soil P, soil K and soil S was very high.
Previous crop: 2014 – wheat and edible bean.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted April 30 in 30-inch rows.  Thinned to 36,900 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 14.  Stream bar 50 lbs N/acre May 5 as 28-0-0.  Sidedress 145 lbs N/acre June 12 as 28-0-0.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest Control: Harness (2 pt/acre) May 5, 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 4.
Harvest: October 20 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 2015.              
Grain Yield
Days Ear Plant Grain Content Test 2 yr. 3 yr.
Brand Hybrid RM Hybrid Traits1 to Silk Ht. Ht. Protein Starch Oil Moist. Wt. 2015 Avg. Avg.
inch inch % % % % lb/bu -------bu/ac-------
Channel 194-14 94 VT2PRIB 79.0 46.0 98.3 8.9 73.8 2.7 14.9 58.2 257.3 -- --
Channel 195-56 95 VT2PRIB 79.0 47.7 99.2 8.7 73.4 2.9 14.1 57.1 256.9 -- --
Channel 197-50 97 STXRIB 79.3 49.1 99.4 9.1 73.7 2.5 15.9 57.4 264.9 -- --
Channel 197-68 97 STXRIB 82.8 47.4 100.9 9.1 72.8 3.2 16.4 60.3 261.2 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9791RA 91 SSX 81.0 42.9 95.2 8.7 73.9 2.6 13.6 57.9 242.2 220.7 216.8
Dairyland Seed DS-9693 93 SSX 83.0 53.3 104.2 9.9 71.9 3.4 17.4 58.0 234.0 216.4 --
Dairyland Seed DS-9593 93 3000GT 80.3 51.7 100.8 9.1 74.5 1.9 13.3 57.9 228.2 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9198 98 RA 80.8 48.0 97.6 8.8 74.2 2.3 13.5 56.7 233.1 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9599 99 3000GT 81.5 50.6 99.5 7.2 73.8 2.5 15.8 58.3 256.4 -- --
Dairyland Seed DS-9701 101 SSX 80.0 44.4 94.4 8.6 73.7 2.8 14.1 57.5 249.6 -- --
Innotech IC4343-3110A 93 Agrisure Viptera 3110A 79.3 53.8 102.9 10.0 73.3 2.4 14.9 59.8 245.5 -- --
Innotech IC4453-3110 94 Agrisure Viptera 3110 79.3 52.0 100.2 9.9 73.4 2.3 14.9 60.2 258.0 -- --
Innotech IC4654-3111 96 Agrisure Viptera 3111 80.5 53.0 102.9 9.0 75.6 1.5 14.3 57.4 239.8 -- --
Innotech IC4903-3111A 99 Agrisure Viptera 3111A 81.3 50.2 101.8 9.4 73.4 2.5 15.2 58.7 250.3 -- --
Integra 4652   GSS 80.5 50.9 98.3 8.8 74.2 2.3 14.7 58.5 257.2 -- --
Latham LH 4455 94 VT3 PRO 80.8 45.4 95.0 9.1 73.1 2.8 14.7 58.9 254.2 -- --
Latham LH 4645 96 VT2 PRO 79.5 50.3 96.6 10.0 73.3 2.4 14.0 58.5 239.8 -- --
Latham EX 4729 97 SS 81.5 51.9 99.2 9.1 73.4 2.5 14.5 57.3 234.6 -- --
Latham LH 5215   VT2 PRO 80.5 48.9 100.4 8.6 73.3 3.2 17.6 58.9 274.6 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3011 90 VT3PRO 77.3 46.0 97.8 8.7 73.8 2.7 13.6 58.3 233.6 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3115 91 VT2PRO 80.5 50.6 98.7 8.9 73.5 2.9 13.6 58.4 242.5 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3114 92 VT2PRO 78.5 50.3 99.5 9.1 73.8 2.5 13.5 58.8 236.6 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3022 92 GENSS 78.3 51.6 100.9 9.4 73.7 2.6 15.1 60.2 247.0 -- --
Legacy Seeds L3043 93 VT2PRO 80.5 42.5 94.5 8.6
73.3
3.1 14.5 59.1 236.0 221.3 --
Legacy Seeds L3712 96 VT3PRO 80.5 46.0 96.7 9.0 73.2 2.8 14.8 59.6 246.5 235.5 --
Legacy Seeds L3845 97 GENSS 82.3 51.0 98.5 9.2 72.9 2.7 14.0 57.7 245.7 -- --
Legend LR 9492 92 VT2RIB 79.5 46.0 96.5 8.4 73.6 2.9 14.2 59.6 249.8 -- --
Legend LR 9394 94 GENSSRIB 80.3 47.6 96.5 9.0 73.1 3.1 17.3 61.5 244.7 -- --
Legend LR 9495 95 VT2RIB 80.8 46.7 96.4 9.1 73.2 2.7 14.6 59.3 253.3 -- --
Legend LR 9496 96 VT2RIB 82.0 52.9 102.3 9.4
73.3
2.7 15.7 59.0 256.9 -- --
Legend LR 9497 97 VT2RIB 81.8 50.3 99.1 9.4 73.5 2.5 16.7 59.3 243.5 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 92-110 92 VT2P 80.3 45.0 95.3 8.5 73.4 3.0 14.9 60.2 249.1 -- --
Northstar/Viking VS 94-571 94 VT2P 77.5 49.0 100.7 9.0 73.3 2.8 14.6 59.7 253.0 -- --
Nuseed 9504 VT3P Rib 95 VT Triple Pro 77.5 43.2 95.5 9.0 73.8 2.6 13.5 58.9 235.4 222.5 215.9
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5N-290 90 3000GT 79.3 54.4 102.9 9.3 74.2 2.6 13.2 56.2 246.3 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5G-9302 93 GT/CB/LL 80.0 54.6 102.5 9.8 73.3 2.4 15.1 60.0 249.1 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5X-894 94 HXT/RR2 78.5 47.1 94.6 8.9 73.5 2.6 14.0 58.2 246.0 225.3 221.2
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5N-195 95 3000GT 80.0 53.3 100.7 9.0 74.9 1.9 13.9 58.3 231.6 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-196 96 YGCB/Hx1/RR2/LL 78.5 52.3 101.9 8.7 74.3 2.2 14.1 56.2 238.4 -- --
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-198 98 YGCB/Hx1/RR2/LL 81.0 51.7 102.1 8.8 73.0 2.8 14.0 54.9 258.5 243.6 --
PFS 76S92 92 VT2PRO 80.5 44.4 96.0 8.6 73.6 3.0 14.4 59.8 228.4 220.0 225.9
PFS 81W95 95 SMARTSTAX 78.5 48.0 99.7 8.8 74.0 2.5 14.7 58.3 261.5 247.9 --
PFS 55S96 96 VT3PRO 80.5 46.0 95.8 8.9 74.0 2.5 14.8 58.9 245.9 233.5 230.1
Proseed 1492 VT2P 92 VT2P 78.3 49.7 97.9 9.6 72.7 3.0 14.3 58.6 252.2 -- --
Proseed 1392 VT2P 92 VT2P 80.3 45.9 96.4 8.6 73.4 2.9 14.6 59.4 240.5 -- --
Proseed 1393 VT2P 93 VT2P 77.0 44.3 93.7 8.7 74.1 2.6 14.4 59.5 233.6 -- --
Proseed 1495 SS 95 SS 81.3 52.2 101.3 9.1 73.1 3.1 16.1 59.0 261.5 -- --
Proseed 1496 SS 96 SS 82.0 50.5 98.9 9.3 73.7 2.5 17.0 59.2 241.2 -- --
REA 3A922-RIB 92 RR2, Bt, CRW 79.0 45.4 94.2 8.8 73.9 2.6 14.9 59.5 244.0 -- --
REA 3A929-RIB 92 RR2, Bt, CRW 79.0 49.5 100.7 9.5 73.3 2.8 15.0 60.6 249.6 244.4 240.2
REA 4A930-RIB 93 RR2, Bt, CRW 77.5 43.8 97.0 8.8 73.1 3.0 14.3 58.0 248.5 -- --
REA 4A942-RIB 94 RR2, Bt, CRW 79.3 47.7 97.8 9.0 74.0 2.5 15.1 59.4 253.7 239.3 --
REA 4B953-RIB 95 RR2, Bt 80.5 50.1 101.1 8.7 74.1 2.4 13.8 59.3 253.7 -- --
REA 4A962-RIB 96 RR2, Bt, CRW 80.0 48.6 100.2 9.4 73.9 2.4 16.5 59.0 255.3 -- --
REA 4A972-RIB 97 RR2, Bt, CRW 79.5 51.0 100.7 9.0 73.6 2.6 14.9 58.5 259.3 246.3 --
REA 5A992-RIB 99 RR2, Bt, CRW 83.0 54.6 101.0 9.1 72.4 3.3 16.8 58.4 260.3 245.0 --
Renk RK522SSTX 94 SSTX 79.5 49.0 100.5 8.9 73.7 2.7 14.9 58.2 249.3 234.1 236.4
Renk RK544SSTX 95 SSTX 81.0 50.4 99.4 9.1 73.1 3.0 15.7 58.8 251.1 -- --
Renk RK568VT3P 95 SSTX 79.3 45.0 94.9 9.1 73.1 2.8 14.3 59.4 251.8 240.3 238.4
Thunder 7993VT2P 93 VT2PRIB 80.3 44.3 95.9 8.6 73.5 2.8 14.5 59.3 247.0 -- --
Thunder 101-95SS 95 SS 82.5 50.5 96.6 9.3 74.0 2.4 17.0 62.4 246.5 -- --
Thunder 7396VT2P 96 VT2PRIB 79.3 49.6 96.9 9.8 73.2 2.8 14.4 58.4 255.4 242.9 243.0
Thunder 101-97SS 97 SS 81.5 52.2 101.4 9.3 73.4 2.8 15.5 59.5 258.9 -- --
Wensman Seed W70975VT3PRIB   VT3PRIB 80.0 45.4 95.2 9.1 73.3 2.7 14.7 59.5 261.5 245.9 --
Wensman Seed W90962STX   STX 78.5 47.7 100.9 8.9 73.4 2.8 14.8 57.8 275.6 -- --
Wensman Seed W9288STXRIB   STXRIB 83.0 48.9 99.3 8.6 73.3 2.9 16.5 58.5 250.0 238.7 242.0
Wensman Seed W90941STXRIB   STXRIB 79.0 50.2 98.5 8.8 73.8 2.6 13.9 57.4 247.8 241.7 --
Wensman Seed W90979STXRIB   STXRIB 80.5 51.4 98.3 8.9 74.0 2.5 15.2 61.6 269.3 251.4 --
                           
MEAN 80.1 48.9 98.7 9.0 73.5 2.7 14.9 58.8 249.0 -- --
C.V. (%) 0.9 3.6 1.7 6.1 0.7 11.2 3.1 2.3 5.1 -- --
LSD 0.10 0.8 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.5 14.8 -- --
  LSD 0.05     1.0 2.4 2.4 NS 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.8 17.6 -- --
Planting Date = April 30;   Harvest Date = October 20;  Previous Crop = Dry edible bean
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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