Table 3. Across locations mean yields and agronomic characteristics of 31 early-season (<114 DAP) corn hybrids evaluated in seven REC tests in Tennessee during 2017.

 

MS† Avg. Yield	Hybrid	Trait Package‡	Avg. Yield§ (bu/ac)	± Std Err	Moisture at Harvest (%)	Test Weight (lbs/bu)	Plant Height (in.)	Ear Height (in.)	Protein‖ (%)	Oil‖ (%)	Starch‖ (%)	Lodging¶ (Milan Irr.) (%)	Lodging¶ (Milan Non-Irr.) (%)	Lodging¶ (Memphis) (%)
A	AgriGold A6544VT2RIB**	RR,VT2P	209	20	19.6	55.8	108	41	7.9	4.4	74.0	2	2	8
AB	Beck’s Hyrbids 6368V2P	RR,VT2P	202	20	19.1	55.4	107	40	8.5	4.6	73.5	0	3	2
ABC	Dyna-Gro CX17212	RR,VT2P	198	20	19.0	56.7	108	40	8.8	4.7	73.2	0	1	45
ABC	Terral REV 23BHR55	RR2,LL,YGCB,HX1	197	20	19.7	56.0	112	38	8.0	4.3	74.2	2	2	0
ABCD	Warren Seed DS 9513 SSX	RR,LL,PC,SSX	196	20	21.7	55.6	106	39	9.3	5.0	72.2	1	1	2
ABCD	Dekalb DKC60-88 VT2PRIB	RR,VT2P	195	20	18.1	56.7	102	39	8.4	4.7	73.7	11	8	2
ABCD	Warren Seed DS 9412 SSX	RR,LL,SSX	195	20	19.6	55.4	104	39	9.1	4.7	72.9	0	6	0
BCDE	LG Seeds LG5616-3000GT	RR,LL,3000GT	191	20	19.5	57.0	109	41	8.2	4.4	74.3	1	2	0
BCDE	NK Seeds N66V-3220-EZ1	GT,LL,CB,VIP	190	20	19.0	55.8	115	43	8.9	4.7	73.4	3	3	33
BCDE	Armor 1227P	RR,VT2P	190	20	18.9	57.3	108	38	8.8	4.9	72.7	2	3	3
BCDE	AgriGold A643-87GT3	RR,3000GT	190	20	19.8	56.7	112	43	8.3	4.7	73.3	0	2	33
BCDE	Warren Seed DS 9610	RR,3000GT	189	20	18.9	56.2	105	41	8.8	4.9	73.2	1	0	33
BCDE	Beck’s Hybrids 6365AM	RR,LL,AM	188	20	19.7	57.4	109	40	8.4	4.6	73.2	2	4	0
BCDE	AgriGold A642-59STX	RR,SSX	188	20	19.0	55.4	104	38	8.9	4.9	73.0	2	3	7
BCDE	Dekalb DKC62-52 STX RIB	RR,LL,SSX	188	20	18.7	57.9	104	43	9.1	5.0	72.5	0	1	13
BCDE	Caverndale Farms 793 VIP 3110	RR,LL,VIP3110	188	20	19.9	58.8	116	41	7.8	4.2	74.8	2	3	27
BCDE	Augusta 5062	GT,LL,VIP3110	187	20	19.3	59.3	117	40	8.6	4.2	74.5	3	1	17
CDEF	Dekalb DKC62-20 VT2PRIB	RR,VT2P	185	20	18.3	57.1	109	42	9.0	4.6	73.2	2	4	7
CDEF	Croplan 6640	RR,VT3P	185	20	19.4	57.7	102	38	8.8	4.5	73.9	0	2	20
CDEF	LG Seeds LG5590VT2Pro	RR,VT2P	185	20	18.3	56.4	108	40	8.8	4.8	72.9	0	1	33
CDEF	LG Seeds LG5555VT2RIB	RR,VT2P	183	20	18.7	56.5	109	39	8.4	4.8	73.4	2	2	27
DEFG	Wyffels W7696RIB	RR,VT2P	181	20	19.9	55.4	108	40	8.4	4.4	73.9	2	0	5
DEFG	Pfister 71C1PCR	RR,LL,PC	181	20	21.7	56.1	106	41	9.1	4.9	72.7	0	5	23
DEFG	AgriGold A6499STXRIB	RR,SSX	181	20	20.1	56.8	99	37	8.7	4.8	73.4	0	1	3
EFG	Armor 1340	RR,VT2P	177	20	19.0	57.1	104	41	8.8	5.1	72.4	4	10	50
EFG	Croplan 5290DG	RR,VT2P	177	20	19.7	56.3	105	41	9.2	5.0	72.3	3	8	50
EFG	Pfister 70A1SSR	RR,LL,SSX	176	20	18.3	55.6	102	39	7.7	4.8	72.9	0	1	18
FGH	Pfister 72G6SSR	RR,LL,SSX	172	20	20.3	53.8	103	42	8.7	5.0	72.8	4	8	13
GH	Progeny PGY7111VT2P	RR,VT2P	171	20	18.1	55.9	107	41	8.1	4.8	73.5	2	5	7
H	Progeny PGY6110VT2P	RR,VT2P	159	20	18.6	55.5	105	37	8.9	4.7	72.9	0	1	10
H	AgriGold A640-77VT2PRO	RR,VT2P	158	20	18.7	58.2	98	34	8.7	4.9	72.9	1	1	37
	Average		186	20	19.3	56.5	107	40	9	5	73	2	3	17

  † Hybrids that have any MS letter in common are not significantly different at the 5% level of probability. * Hybrids marked with an asterisk were in the top performing “A” group for two (**) or three (***) consecutive years within the previous three year evaluation period. ‡ For a full description of abbreviated biotech traits, see table 26.

• All yields are adjusted to 15.5% moisture.

‖ Protein, Oil, and Starch on a dry weight basis ¶ Three tests sustained higher than usual lodging due to storms. These included Milan irr. and non-irr. in June and Memphis in August. Lodging is reported separately for these locations. Lodging values do not typically follow a normal distribution, therefore statistical tests to compute LSD were not performed.