Masters Choice MC-5370 103 Day Hybrid

Description

Masters Choice MC-5370 is a taller hybrid with very competitive yields for silage or grain. Works on a broad range of soils.  Plant at 26,000 to 32,000 pop.

Management tips:

• Will show positive response with fungicide application in heavy Gray Leaf Spot areas
• Position as a first plant type hybrid in spring and in cold soils or no-till situations
• Can be utilized north as a fuller season hybrid and south as an early maturing hybrid

Characteristics & Agronomics:  (Scale 1-10, 10=Excellent)

• Emergence ………………9
• Plant height……………..Tall
• Stalk strength…………..9
• Ear height………………..M-H
• Kernel texture…………..Semi-Floury
• Ear flex…………………….Semi-Flex
• Cob color………………….Lt. Red
• Root strength……………8
• Disease tolerance………7
• Drought tolerance……..9

Silage:

• Silage Yield………………9
• Milk per Ton……………..8
• Sugars……………………..8
• Fiber Digestibility……..9

Grain:

• Grain Yield………………9
• Test Weight……………..6
• Dry Down………………..7
• Starch Digestibility….10