Zea mays
DLF ExCess GSX RIB
ExCess GSX RIB offers excellent seedling vigor, emergence, and early-season development. This floury leafy corn silage option provides more rumen-available starch. SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend contains a mix of 95% bt-traited and 5% refuge corn seed in every bag. Controls most above- and below-ground insects, along with Roundup Ready® 2 Technology and LibertyLink® herbicide tolerance for broad-spectrum weed control. Plants demonstrate high dry matter yield, good stress tolerance and stalk stregnth, and very tall height. They also show very good root strength and husk cover for kernel protection. ExCess GSX RIB is adaptable to a wide range of soil types.
Key features
- Leafy™ trait hybrid
- SmartStax® RIB Complete® Corn technology
- Good emergence and early season development
- High grain to stover ratio
- High dry matter yield
Segment
Corn
Category
Hybrid Corn
Species
Hybrid Corn, Silage Specific Leafy
Sci. Name
Zea mays
Corn Heat Units (CHU) eastern CA
2875
Dry Down
Slow
Ear Flex
Flex
Ear Height
Medium
Emergence
Very Good
Flowering
Late
Grain Quality
Very Good
Grain Type
Dent
Husk Cover
Very Good
Kernel Rows
14-16
Maturity
Medium
Plant Height
Very Tall
Root Strength
Very Good
Seeding Rates (,000 PPA)
26,000-28,000
Seeding Vigor
Very Good
Shank Length
Short
Silk
Late
Soil Type
All
Stalk Strength
Good
Stay Green
Good
Stress Tolerance
Good
Test Weight
Good
Tip Fill
Very Good
Seeding Depth (cm)
2.5-5
Seeding Depth (Inches)
1 1/2-2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare)
31-34
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
26-28