6162
Relative Maturity: 111
Features & Benefits
Attractive, widely adapted hybrid with performance across soils and yield environments
Good Southern movement for RM
Best performance Central & Eastern regions
Excellent dry-down
Strong rooting and stalk strength
Responsive to added management
Characteristics
GDU to Mid-Silk: 1310
GDU to Black Layer: 2740
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Region Adaptability

Agronomics
Staygreen: Average
Greensnap: Average
Stalks: Above Average
Roots: Above Average
Early Vigor: Above Average
Drought Tolerance: Very Good
Test Weight: Excellent
Silage: N/A
Soil Placement
Course (Droughty): Excellent
Medium: Excellent
Heavy (Well Drained): Excellent
Heavy (Poorly Drained): Very Good
Variable: Excellent
Disease Tolerance
Northern Leaf Blight: Average
Gray Leaf Spot: Average
Southern Leaf Blight: N/A
Goss’s Wilt: Very Good
Common Rust: Average
Southern Rust: Average
Stalk Rot: Very Good
Ear Rot: N/A
Rotation Management
Rotated Acres: Highly Recommended
Continuous Corn: N/A
Continuous Corn with Fungicide: N/A
Water Management
Full Irrigation: Highly Recommended
Limited Irrigation: Highly Recommended
Rainfed: Highly Recommended
Dryland (Stress): Highly Recommended
Management Response
Added Management: Excellent
Fungicide Response:
Average Management Response: Excellent
Low Management: Very Good
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IMPORTANT IRM INFORMATION: RIB Complete® corn blend products do not require the planting of a structured refuge except in the Cotton-Growing Area where corn earworm is a significant pest. SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend is not allowed to be sold for planting in the Cotton-Growing Area. See the IRM/Grower Guide for additional information. Always read and follow IRM requirements.
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready technology contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, an active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate.
Performance may vary from location to location and from year to year, as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible and should consider the impacts of these conditions on the grower’s fields.
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