5500STP
Relative Maturity: 105
Features & Benefits
Leafy Corn Silage Hybrid
Strong overall agronomic package
Best performance and nutrition value at moderate populations
Excellent balance of yield, digestible starch and digestible fiber
Extended Harvest Window
Save on seed quantity needs per acre while maximizing yield and feed quality
Characteristics
GDU to Mid-Silk: N/A
GDU to Black Layer:
Pollination for Maturity: N/A
Region Adaptability
Agronomics
Greensnap: Very Good
Stalks: Average
Roots: Very Good
Early Vigor: Very Good
Drought Tolerance: Very Good
Silage Yield: Excellent
Feed Quality: Excellent
Soil Placement
Course (Droughty): Above Average
Medium: Excellent
Heavy (Well Drained): Excellent
Heavy (Poorly Drained): Average
Variable: Very Good
Disease Tolerance
Northern Leaf Blight: Average
Gray Leaf Spot: N/A
Southern Leaf Blight: N/A
Goss’s Wilt: Very Good
Common Rust: N/A
Southern Rust: N/A
Rotation Management
Rotated Acres: Highly Recommended
Continuous Corn: Highly Recommended
Continuous Corn with Fungicide: Highly Recommended
Water Management
Full Irrigation: Highly Recommended
Limited Irrigation: Highly Recommended
Rainfed: Highly Recommended
Dryland (Stress): Recommended
Management Response
Added Management: Excellent
Fungicide Response:
Average Management Response: Excellent
Low Management: Very Good
