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PROSPECT, TENNESSEE | Chris,
Down here the earliest corn is in the 110 day range, so I cant say for sure. The varieties we use if it says anything about flex it seems to flex good. Most of the time the suggested population will tell you, for example DKC6563 is a Simi-flex ear, suggests 26000 to 32000. DKC 6805, flex ear, 24000 to 30000, DKC6469, fixed ear, 30000 to 34000. Seems down here the higher population the less it flexes. Sometimes I have found that a corn that is considered fixed will flex, I had some DKC6469 that had some stand issues due to spotty frost. Most of those ears where stand was 28000+, was 16 rows round, 40 long. Where there was stand issues I found some 20 round, 50 long, on the top ear, and a 14 x 30 bottom ear, makes you wonder???? These plants were in low spots where moisture will hang on through dry spells, didn't stress near as much as the thicker stand. Also seems the new corn coming to market is all fixed ear, seems the corn company's want to loose the flex trait. | |
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Seed Corn Traits - Ear Flex question ?
