New for 2017
GRAIN SORGHUM
Dual Forage SCA
Red Grain Color
Medium-Full Maturity
74 Days Mid-Bloom
118 Days RM
Management Comments
Management Guidelines
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Very Tall, Dual Purpose for Chopping
High Tonnage Grain Sorghum
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Excellent Tolerance to Sugar Cane
Aphids
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Very Leafy plant and good Feed Value
for Grain Sorghum Silage
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Adapted throughout entire US and all
soil types
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Average 5-6 foot tall in high plains, 6-7
foot tall in Arizona and California
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In 2016 CA Forage Trials, produced 19.6
tons, 74 inches tall, 3.8% lodging
Row Width:
Soils:
Wide…………………………………..
HR
Silt Loams…………...…HR
15-20"……………………………….
HR
Sandy…………………...…
HR
Drilled…………………………
HR
Clay…………………...…..
HR
Poorly Drained……..………
R
Populations:
Low………………………
R
Yield Environment:
Medium…………………
HR
High Yield………………………..
HR
High……………………..
HR
Moderate Yield………………………
HR
Stress Yield……………………….
R
Tillage:
Conventional………………...……….
HR
Water Management:
Minimum………………………….……….
HR
Full Irrigation………………………..
HR
Ridge-Till……………………………….……
HR
Limited Irrigation…………….
HR
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Plant for Forage with Sugar Cane Aphid
Tolerance
No-Till…………………………..…………
HR
Dryland below 21"………………………
R
Agronomic Traits
Agronomic Ratings
Grain Color………………….….……
Red
Drydown…………..……….
6
Endosperm Color………………...…………
Yellow
Head Exertion……….………….
8
EARLY VIGOR
Head Type...…………………………….…….
Semi-compactThreshability……...………….
7
STANDABILITY
YIELD UNDER STRESS
STAYGREEN
IRRIGATED ENVIRONMENT
DRYLAND
HEAD EXTENSION
Poor
3
Drought Tolerance……...……
8
Early Vigor………………..
7
Heat Tolerance……………
8
Standability………………..
8
Avg. Seeds/Pound……...…
15-17
Late Planting/……….
Normal
Cool Weather Response
(thousands)
Disease/Insect Tolerance Ratings
THRASHABILITY
1
Plant Height………………
Very Tall
5
7
9
Excellent
Head Smut…..……….….
8
Rust…………………………
7
Downy Mildew…………….
8
Fusarium Rot……………….
7
Anthracnose………….
6
Green Bug Resistance……………..
C, E
Charcoal Rot…….. 7
Sugar Cane Aphid………..
8
Plant with These Hybrids:
F74FS23 BMR F76FS77 BMR
Ratings Key: 9 = Excellent, 5 = Average, 1 = Poor, HR = Highly Recommended, R = Recommended, N = Not Recommended, n/a=Testing not complete.
Sc=Susceptible **Actual ratings based on best current information available and may be affected by changing environmental and management conditions**
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