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:  Kelly.c.Cooper@ndsu.edu
Corn Hybrid Performance Trial - Irrigated
K. Cooper 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 55 hybrids.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Embden loam, Gardena loam; pH = 6.7; 3.4% organic matter; soil N 19 lbs/acre; soil P and soil K was very high and soil S was low.
Previous crop: 2015 – wheat.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted May 12 in 30-inch rows.  Thinned to 36,900 plants/acre.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 19 lbs N/acre, 50 lbs P2O5/acre, 45 lbs K2O/acre and 10 lbs S/acre as 9-24-21-5 April 20.  Stream bar 50 lbs N/acre May 16 as 28-0-0.  Sidedress 145 lbs N/acre June 17 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) + Interlock (4 oz/acre) May 23.
Harvest: October 28 with a plot combine.  Harvest area was two rows 21 feet long.
RESULTS
       The overall mean of 248.8 bu/acre was almost the same as 2015 (249.0 bu/acre).  Yields ranged from 204.1 bu/acre to 277.5 bu/acre.
Table 1.  Corn hybrid performance trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2016.              
Grain Yield
Days Ear Plant Root Grain Content Test 2 yr.
Brand Hybrid RM Hybrid Traits1 to Silk Ht. Ht. Lodging2 Protein Starch Oil Moist. Weight 2016 Avg.
---inches--- % % % % lb/bu bu/ac bu/ac
Channel 193-53 VT2PRIB 93 VT2PRIB 68.3 47.8 98.2 0.1 8.7 73.5 3.4 19.2 56.1 244.6  
Channel 194-14 VT2PRIB 94 VT2PRIB 69.5 48.9 102.6 0.4 8.9 73.3 3.2 18.6 55.9 235.3 246.3
Channel 195-18 VT2PRIB 95 VT2PRIB 69.5 47.7 97.4 0.0 9.3 72.7 3.7 20.3 57.2 265.5  
Channel 197-50 VT2PRIB 97 VT2PRIB 69.3 48.0 102.8 0.0 8.9 73.0 3.3 19.9 55.8 258.4 261.7
Dairyland Seed DS-9487SSX 87 SSX 66.0 47.3 93.9 0.0 9.2 73.1 2.9 18.3 55.5 204.1  
Dairyland Seed DS-7294 94 3110 69.8 57.3 106.8 0.5 10.0 72.7 3.0 19.5 56.6 270.2  
Dairyland Seed DS-9599 99 300GT 70.8 53.2 105.8 0.1 9.2 73.1 3.3 20.9 54.5 256.6  
Dairyland Seed DS-9802   SSX 69.0 50.7 97.1 0.4 8.5 73.0 3.5 20.9 53.6 234.7  
Dairyland Seed DS-9198RA 98 SSX 70.0 48.7 98.3 0.0 9.4 72.4 3.6 20.3 52.7 234.1 233.6
Dairyland Seed DS-9701RA 101 SSX 70.0 46.5 96.8 0.0 8.9 72.4 3.6 21.2 53.4 242.8 246.2
Innotech IC4453-3110 94 Agrisure Viptera 3110 70.3 54.0 105.2 0.3 9.9 72.7 3.1 18.6 57.0 239.6 248.8
Innotech IC4688-3010 96 Agrisure 3010 70.3 53.2 104.3 0.0 8.8 73.6 3.3 20.0 54.6 266.7  
Innotech IC4730-3010 97 Agrisure 3010 69.0 49.8 102.5 0.5 9.2 73.6 2.9 19.8 56.0 238.9  
Integra 5151     71.8 53.4 102.4 0.0 9.1 73.0 3.4 20.9 55.2 248.9  
Latham LH4454 94 VT2Pro 69.8 48.9 99.3 0.0 9.1 72.8 3.5 19.2 56.7 244.5  
Latham LH4727 97 VT2Pro 70.5 50.0 102.5 0.0 9.0 72.6 3.5 19.9 55.3 275.6  
Latham LH4955 99 VT2Pro 70.0 51.5 100.7 0.0 9.1 72.6 3.5 20.1 54.9 262.9  
Latham LH5095 100 VT2Pro 70.0 49.3 97.7 0.0 9.1 72.5 3.6 21.3 55.3 266.0  
Latham LH5215   VT2Pro 70.3 49.5 102.4 0.9 8.8 72.4 4.0 22.5 54.3 256.6 265.6
Legacy Seeds L-3115 VT2PRO 92 VT2PRO 70.0 50.1 97.9 0.0 9.2 72.7 3.5 18.6 55.7 226.4 234.5
Legacy Seeds L-3043 VT2PRO 93 VT2PRO 69.3 46.3 96.4 0.4 8.3 73.4 3.4 18.8 56.7 231.4 233.7
Legacy Seeds L-3416 VT2PRO 94 VT2PRO 68.8 47.2 100.1 1.6 8.8 73.5 3.6 20.2 54.9 233.0  
Legacy Seeds L-3712 VT3PRO 96 VT3PRO 70.3 47.2 99.2 0.0 9.0
72.8
3.5 19.7 56.0 268.3 257.4
Legacy Seeds L-3715 GENSS 96 GENSS 69.0 50.4 97.2 0.1
8.9
73.4 3.2 19.8 56.1 252.5  
NuTech 5B-293 93 GT/CB/LL 69.8 55.0 105.0 0.5 9.9 72.7 3.2 19.9 57.3 245.8  
NuTech X5N-9901 99 3000GT 70.0 53.5 107.0 1.3 9.7 73.0 3.0 19.7 56.0 246.4  
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-198  98 Optimum AcreMax 70.3 53.9 105.3 0.1 8.8 72.4 3.7 19.7 52.6 277.5 268.0
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-196 96 Optimum AcreMax 69.3 51.0 103.7 0.1 8.6 73.1 3.1 20.7 53.4 267.5 252.9
NuTech/G2 Genetics 5F-894 94 Optimum AcreMax 68.0 48.3 97.4 0.0 8.9 73.2 3.4 19.1 53.9 257.6 251.8
NuTech/G2 Genetics X5Y-9902 99 Optimum Intrasect Xtra 67.5 49.3 99.9 0.0
9.5
72.4 3.5 19.7 55.4 268.5  
PFS PFS76S92 VT2PRO 92 VT2PRO 69.8 45.7 96.6 0.0 8.7 72.9 3.6 18.9 56.5 239.3 233.8
PFS PFS81W95 VT2PRO 95 VT2PRO 69.3 50.1 101.4 0.0 9.1 73.0 3.5 19.9 55.1 258.9 260.2
PFS PFS77P94 VT2PRO 94 VT2PRO 68.5 48.8 103.3 1.6 9.0 73.0 3.4 19.8 55.6 230.9  
Proseed 1295 SS RIB 95 VT2P 69.5 48.0 99.7 0.6 9.2 72.7 3.6 21.0 56.3 239.9  
Proseed 1193 VT2P 93 VT2P 68.3 45.8 100.0 1.3 9.1 73.2 3.3 19.3 57.7 225.7  
Proseed PX695 VIP 3 95 VIP 3 69.3 56.4 105.7 0.1 9.9 73.0 2.9 18.9 57.1 260.0  
Proseed 1495 SS 95   70.0 49.5 100.1 0.0 9.2 72.4 3.7 20.2 55.5 249.5 255.5
Proseed 1496SS VT2PRO 96 VT2P 71.0 49.4 99.4 0.0 9.2 72.7 3.2 21.4 55.6 242.9 242.0
REA Hybrids 4B931-RIB 93 RR2, Bt 68.8 49.2 101.0 0.0 8.8 73.1 3.5 19.8 55.3 247.5  
REA Hybrids 4B953-RIB 95 RR2, Bt 70.0 50.1 102.9 0.1 8.9 73.2 3.4 18.4 56.6 246.3 250.0
REA Hybrids 4A962-RIB 96 RR2, Bt, CRW 69.8 49.4 103.2 0.0 9.3 73.1 3.1 21.0 56.0 255.1 255.2
REA Hybrids 5A982-RIB 98 RR2, Bt, CRW 71.3 49.8 103.2 0.1 8.7 72.8 3.7 20.4 56.1 237.7  
Renk RK522SSTX 94 SSTX 70.0 48.7 99.6 0.0 9.1 72.9 3.4 20.2 55.3 245.0 247.1
Renk RK566SSTX 94 SSTX 69.3 50.3 97.7 0.6 8.8 73.1 3.3 20.4 55.1 242.1  
Renk RK568VT3P 95 VT3P 69.8 47.4 98.2 0.0 9.1 72.8 3.4 19.1 56.6 254.6 253.2
Rob-See-Co RC4343-3110A 93 Agrisure Viptera 3110A 69.3 57.2 106.5 0.4 9.8 73.2 3.0 19.0 57.1 255.3  
Rob-See-Co RC5112-3011A 101 Agrisure Artesian 3011A 70.8 51.4 104.1 0.0 9.3 72.8 3.2 20.3 56.2 253.0  
Thunder 6791 VT2P 91 VT2P 69.0 48.8 98.3 0.0 9.0 72.7 3.7 18.2 55.6 257.8  
Thunder 7993 VT2P 93 VT2P 69.5 45.3 96.3 0.0 8.7 73.1 3.7 19.4 56.5 238.8 242.9
Thunder 7396 VT2P 96 VT2P 70.0 52.6 101.7 0.0 9.5 72.8 3.6 19.7 55.4 240.8 248.1
Wensman W80972VT2PRO 97 VT2PRO 69.5 46.9 95.4 0.0 8.6 73.4 3.2 19.4 55.5 251.8  
Wensman W90941STXRIB 94 STXRIB 69.0 50.2 98.5 0.0 9.0 72.6 3.5 19.3 55.5 259.1  
Wensman W90962STXRIB 96 STXRIB 69.3 52.2 101.8 0.0 9.2 72.7 3.6 20.0 55.1 238.8 257.2
Wensman W90979STXRIB 97 STXRIB 69.8 51.2 97.5 0.4 8.7 73.5 3.1 20.4 56.7 242.5 255.9
Wensman W90994STX RIB 99 STXRIB 70.8 53.5 104.8 0.3 9.3 72.5 3.6 20.4 54.3 251.9 249.8
  MEAN     69.6 50.1 100.8 0.2 9.1 72.9 3.4 19.8 55.6 248.8 --
C.V. (%) 0.8 3.7 2.2 210.9 2.4 0.6 6.8 3.9 1.1 5.7 --
LSD 0.10 0.7 2.2 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.7 16.7 --
  LSD 0.05     0.8 2.6 3.1 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9 19.9 --
Planting Date = May 12;   Harvest Date = October 28;  Previous Crop = Spring wheat
1 Hybrid traits as reported by seed company when hybrids submitted for evaluation.
20 = no lodging/erect, 9 = flat.
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