There are eight new soybean varieties available to western Canadian farmers for 2012. All are in the 2400 to 2500 heat unit range, except for one new variety from Brett Young Pekko R2Y and another from DeKalb 23-10RY which are 2375 and 2325 CHU, respectively.
All new varieties include Roundup Ready herbicide tolerance and one new variety marketed by Secan Chadburn R2 also carries Genuity, a trademark term from Monsanto, which refers to package of crop protection traits.
BRETT YOUNG
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Pekko R2Y Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2375 CHU
Variety Highlights:One of the earliest maturing varieties, with good yield. It is a semi-bushy, short variety with good standability.
Sampsa R2Y Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2475 CHU
Variety Highlights:A medium maturity variety, with very high yield. It is a semi-bushy, medium short variety, with good standability. High pod placement for very good harvestability.
MONSANTO
DEKALB 23-10RY Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2325 CHU
Variety Highlights:New for Fall 2011, this variety is early maturing with excellent standability. It branches well and has excellent tolerance to white mould.
DEKALB 24-10RY Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2425 CHU
Variety Highlights:Another addition to the lineup, with good maturity similar to 25-04R. Also has excellent lodging resistance, yield potential and white mould tolerance.
SECAN
Chadburn R2
Crop Kind: Genuity RR2Y Maturity: 2475 CHU
Variety Highlights:High yield potential, with excellent lodging resistance, medium sized seed, good Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) score.
PRIDE SEEDS
PS 0083 R2 Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2500 CHU
Variety Highlights:High performance RR2Y variety with excellent agronomics and yield potential. Medium tall plant height with medium canopy structure and excellent standability. Registration pending.
PIONEER HI-BRED
900Y61
Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2425 CHU
Variety Highlights:900Y61 is a very early variety with strong field emergence. It contains the Rps1c gene for multi-race Phytophthora resistance.
900Y81
Crop Kind: RR
Maturity: 2475 CHU
Variety Highlights:900Y81is a new early variety with solid agronomics. Very good harvest standabilty.
LeeHartisafieldeditorforGrainewsatCalgary.Contacthimat403-592-1964orbyemailat [email protected]
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Seed company contacts:
For more information on new seed varieties and availability, contact the following companies:
MYCOGEN SEEDS 1.877.Mycogen (692-6436) www.mycogen.com
PIONEER HI-BRED 1-800-265-9435 www.pioneer.com
Brettyoung 1-800-665-5015 www.brettyoung.ca
MONSANTO/DEKALB 1-800-667-4944 www.dekalb.ca
PICKSEED 1-800-263-7425 www.pickseed.com
PRIDE SEEDS 1-800-265-5280 www.prideseed.com
SECAN 1-800-665-7333 www.secan.com
