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T8497 SS

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Product Highlights

  • Solid hybrid with SmartStax for controlling corn rootworm and good performance across SD and western MN
  • Excellent seedling vigor is great for corn-on-corn and early planting
  • Good versatility handling variable growing conditions, and goes north and south of maturity zone

Key Features

Maturity:
97
Trait:

Maturity & Characteristics

Flowering
Medium
GDUs
2425
Plant Height
Medium Tall
Ear Height
Medium
Ear Type
Semi-Flex
Planting Rate
M-MH
Kernel Rows
16-18
Silage Potential
2.5
Herb Sensitivity
C-grp2
RM Zone Placement
In Zone, North & South
Maturity
97

DISEASE TOLERANCE

Goss's Wilt
3
NCLB
2.5
Stalk Anthracnose
2

Growing Conditions

Tough
Good
Variable
Very Good
Ideal
Very Good

Growth & Harvest

Characteristics
T8497 SS Brand
Seeding Vigor
1.5
Root Rating
2.5
Stalk Rating
2.0
Drought Tolerance
2.5
Greensnap
2.0
Staygreen
2.5
Fall Inactness
2.5
Drydown
2.5
Test Weight
1.5
1
Excellent 2
Very Good 3
Good 4
Below Ave 5
Poor

Rating

  1. Excellent
  2. Very Good
  3. Good
  4. Below Average
  5. Poor

Plant Height

S-Short
MS-Medium Short
M-Medium
MT-Medium Tall
T-Tall

Ear Height

L-Low
ML-Medium Low
M-Medium
MH-Medium High
H-High

Ear Type

D-Determinate
SD-Semi Determinate
SF-Semi Flex
F-Flex

Planting Rate

ML-Medium Low
M-Medium
MH-Medium High
H-High

Herbicide Sensitivity

C-Caution
W-Warning (do not use)
grp4 Group 4: Growth Regulator
grp2 Group 2: SU/ALS inhibitor
grp27 Group 27: HPPD inhibitor

Growing Conditions

Tough Low yield ENV (below 140 bu/ac)
Variable moderate yield ENV (140-180 bu/ac)
Ideal high yield ENV (above 180 bu/ac)

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