MATURITY DIFFERENCES — PERFORMANCE RECORDS 
ESTIMATED 
MATURITY 
DIFFERENCES 
IN DAYS 
AMONG 
PIONEER HYBRIDS 
CH NOTCH IS ONE DAY 
EA 

SUMMARY 
PIONEER 
CHARACTERISTICS 
RATING OF PIONEER HYBRIDS 
Based on AVERAGE RESULTS from PIONEER TESTING FIELDS 
in SOUTHERN MINNESOTA 








veroge Average OShdedging = Numbsy Number, Avorase 
Nemies Pei Neem Ocal siti'The Higher-tie Boner Per 10 Sinks! © Por 100 Stalks’ es inesen, 
365 69 bu. 15.8% 80 4 1.3 eotie 
358 66 2Sté«d2:CD 73 3 2.7 40 
355 67 17.1 72 3 2.0 AG 
373 67 17.4 75 7 fe 48 
370 73 18.0 85 2 2 48 
353 79 18.9 90 3 5 48 
353A 77 19.1 85 3 1.3 50 
324 79 20.8 78 5 2.6 48 
322 78 21.3 85 5 in 54 
OF CHARACTERISTICS 
369 358 399 373 370 393 303A 322 324 

STRENGTH OF ROOTS 
STIFFNESS OF STALK 
EAR DROPPING RESISTANCE 
ADAPTATION TO HAND PICKING..... 
ADAPTATION TO MACHINE PICKING. 
LENGTH OF SHANK 
EARS PER STALK 
EAR HEIGHT 
LENGTH OF EARS 
HARDNESS OF KERNEL STARCH 
LENGTH OF HUSK 
SMUT RESISTANCE 
DROUGHT RESISTANCE 


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STRONG 
VERY 
STIFF 
VERY 
STRONG 
VERY 
STRONG 
VERY 
STIFF 
VERY 
STRONG 
VERY 
STIFF 
VERY 
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VERY 
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STRONG STRONG 
VERY 
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STRONG STRONG 
VERY 
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TWO ONE TWO 
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ONE ONE 
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