SELECTION MAIZE HYBRIDS

[Pages:36]TRIAL RESULTS FOR

2019 to 2020

SELECTION

MAIZE HYBRIDS

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the open

P8200 In PACTS? trials over many locations P8200 has shown good adaptation to favourable sites when grown in the open and a wide range of sites when sown using the SAMCO system. P8200 is a very large stature hybrid that dries down rapidly at maturity and produces very high dry matter yields.

P8201 This hybrid once again tops the PACTS? Samco System trials summary. P8201 combines a very high dry matter yield with a good starch yield. It responds to the heat generated under the film to provide growers using the Samco System with the yield increase they are looking for.

Pioneer? Brand Inoculants

Pioneer proprietary silage inoculants continue to provide those striving to make high quality silage with unique products that reduce silage dry matter losses and improve silage quality. Whether you are making grass silage in cool challenging conditions or maize silage in ideal conditions understanding the benefits that come from applying the most appropriate Pioneer silage inoculant can make dramatic differences to your profitability. The popular traditional technology products - PIONEER? 1188, PIONEER? 11G22 and PIONEER? 11A44 - are fully complemented by the Fibre Technology product range which includes PIONEER? 11GFT, PIONEER? 11CFT, PIONEER? 11AFT and PIONEER? 11CH4. Fibre Technology products all contain a unique bacterial strain that produces an enzyme that increases fibre digestion rates by freeing up cell wall from lignin. Also, look out in 2019 for the introduction of the Rapid React? versions of 11G22 and 11C33. In the Rapid React versions of these popular products a newly registered strain is included that significantly reduces the time needed to improve silage aerobic stability after ensiling. Our sincere thanks go to the farmers and contractors who have participated in the 2018 PACTS? Trials. Their practical help, patience, and frequent sound advice during the growing season make a significant contribution to each trial we conduct. Finally, please do not hesitate to contact us directly or your nearest Pioneer sales representative with any questions you may have about your maize seed and silage inoculant needs. Yours sincerely, On behalf of Pioneer

Andy Stainthorpe Sales Manager, UK, Ireland & Scandinavia

Andy Stainthorpe, Sales Manager, UK, Ireland & Scandinavia Office: + 44 (0)1823 334279 Mobile: +44 (0)7801 183234 E-mail: andy.stainthorpe@

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Simon Preece Promoter, South West UK Office: +44 (0)1884 861529 Mobile +44 (0)7813 142957 E-mail: simonpreece62@ For enquiries in Denmark please contact: S?ren Severin, Sales Representative Mobile: (+45) 2381 4720 E-mail: soren.severin@

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CONTENTS

PACTS? TRIALS BACKGROUND INFORMATION

PACTS? Results Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4-10

Pioneer Inoculant Product Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

PACTS? Hybrid Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12-22

PACTS? Individual Site Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23-31

PACTS Trial Details Page 32-33 ?

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The purpose of PACTS? Trials

Whether a particular maize hybrid realises its full genetic potential depends largely upon how well it is adapted to the local environment and how successfully it is managed. The PACTS? Trial Results are provided to help growers identify which Pioneer hybrids are best suited to their own location and circumstances. In addition they indicate agronomic techniques that may help you maximise the yield and quality of your crop.

Layout

Each PACTS? Trial is established within a commercial crop of maize and is planted and harvested by the host farmer with the assistance of Pioneer staff. All trials are managed as part of the field and the results therefore are reflective of the effect of local weather conditions and commercial crop management practices.

A PACTS? trial is generally comprised of between 15 and 20 plots. The plots are planted in identically sized marked areas adjacent to each other across a uniform part of the selected field. Each plot is 6 or 8 rows wide and normally 50 metres in length. Typically every fourth strip is the same hybrid and is designated as a Control variety. The Control hybrid provides data that is used to offset the variable effects of soil type changes across a trial. In 2018 the Control hybrid was the hybrid P7892.

Competitor Hybrids

Typically four varieties from competitor plant breeding companies that have been widely grown commercially in recent years are included in each PACTS? Trial. The competitor hybrids used in 2018 were Ambition, Avitus kws, Glory and Agiraxx.

Analysis

Representative samples from every PACTS? plot are taken at harvest and promptly oven dried to determine percentage dry matter content. Dried samples are subsequently tested in a Near Infra Red Spectrophotometer (NIRS) machine at a Pioneer laboratory. Results from these tests accurately indicate multiple quality parameters including starch content, whole plant digestibility and Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF). The large number of PACTS? locations, and the samples tested, ensure that the NIRS data generated can be regarded as a reliable indicator of the maize silage hybrid performance a purchaser can expect.

Sites

Each trial site is classified as being Favourable or Less Favourable depending upon the heat accumulation that would typically be measured at that location. The results from individual trials are detailed in this book however due to space restrictions occasionally some trials are not shown. The results from trials not shown are available on request.

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MAIZE HYBRID SELECTION

The selection of a particular hybrid for cultivation inevitably varies according to the different criteria a grower has. In many situations yield is of paramount importance but earliness of maturity is usually another critical factor. Other factors such as standing power, silage nutritional quality and end-use intentions e.g. whole plant silage fed to livestock or used for biogas production should be taken into account. No single hybrid will suit all situations.

The following factors are just some of those that can have a major influence on the quantity, quality and value of the maize crop produced.

The Environment Latitude Soil Type Altitude Aspect Shelter Harvesting & Storage Harvesting Method Harvest Timing Storage Method Feed-Out Methods Use of Inoculant

Crop Husbandry Seedbed Quality Drilling Date Planting Population Fertiliser Policy Use of The Samco System Use On-Farm As Feed For Biogas Production Ration Supplementation Ration Consistency Yeast and Mould Content

Hybrid Genetics Yield Potential Early Vigour Disease Resistance Maturity Standing Power Sell Off-Farm Silage Quality Consistent Supply Value versus Other Feeds Local Demand Transport Costs

Growing a maize crop that meets all requirements depends upon selecting a hybrid with the most appropriate genetic potential and then managing that hybrid in a manner that will meet the chosen objectives.

HISTORICAL FORAGE PACTS? TRIALS RESULTS SUMMARY

Year

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Control Hybrid

P7892 P7892 P7892 PR39V43 PR39V43 PR39V43 PR39V43 JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA JUSTINA

Fresh Weight Yield (t/ha)

41.295 48.662 47.607 47.603 47.822 44.695 37.966 48.100 45.994 55.161 46.108 55.853 45.042 54.633 50.774 50.629

Dry Matter

(%) 35.9 37.0 35.8 31.9 36.2 35.6 32.4 33.1 33.7 31.0 30.4 29.9 35.3 31.3 32.3 31.8

Dry Matter Yield (t/ha) 14.8 18.0 17.0 15.2 17.3 15.9 12.3 15.9 15.5 17.1 14.0 16.7 15.9 17.1 16.4 16.1

Starch Sugar

(%)

(%)

31.51

3.8

32.6

5.1

33.2

5.6

25.0

9.8

34.1

5.4

35.3

4.0

29.4

4.9

31.1

2.1

36.2

1.4

27.2

4.8

30.0

3.4

30.0

3.3

37.0

3.0

33.4

2.6

33.9

2.7

33.0

3.0

Average

47.821

33.5

16.0

32.0

4.1

NOTE: All trials included in this summary were grown in the open; nr = not recorded

Digestibility Value (%)

69.6 70.4 70.4 69.5 68.8 71.6 70.1 70.1 70.6 66.0 69.1 68.2

nr nr nr nr

69.5

Neutral Detergent Fibre (%)

41.4 37.9 40.9 43.2 40.5 38.9 43.0 43.6 41.7 nr nr nr nr nr nr nr

41.2

Number of Sites

14 19 14 15 18 13 12 14 10 13 16 14 13 16 15 17

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RESULTS SUMMARY

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RESULTS SUMMARIES ? FAVOURABLE SITES

WHOLE PLANT FORAGE, FAVOURABLE SITES, 2015-2018

Number

Fresh

of Years Number Yield

Tested of Sites (t/ha)

Dry Matter

(%)

Whole Starch Yield

Plant Converted to

Hybrid

Yield (Tonnes Dry Matter/Hectare)

Digestibility Grain at 15%

(%)

Moisture (t/ha)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22

P8171

28.1%

6%

108%

P8201

30.4%

5%

107%

P8200

29.6%

5%

104%

P7932

31.8%

6%

103%

P7524

31.2%

6%

103%

P8333 26.7%

4%

103%

X80K190

32.5%

5%

102%

P7892 (C)

32.5%

5%

100%

P7378

34.9%

6%

99%

P7034

36.2%

5%

98%

Ambition*

35.0%

4%

98%

Avitus kws*

33.3%

5%

96%

Agiraxx*

33.6%

5%

95%

P7326

34.0%

5%

95%

Glory*

34.5%

5%

94%

Dry Matter Yield Advantage /

Disadvantage Vs Control (%)

8% 7% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 0% -1% -2% -2% -4% -5% -5% -6%

Starch Yield & % Sugar Yield & % Stover Yield Relative Dry Matter Yield Index (C = 100%) C = Control hybrid = 100%; * = Competitor hybrid; ** = Hybrid trade name following registration in an EU country # = Value of whole plant maize silage is based on ?120.00 / Tonne of Dry Matter; t/ha = Tonnes Per Hectare

WHOLE PLANT FORAGE, FAVOURABLE SITES, 2018

NumberNumber Fresh FresDh ry Dry of YearsofNYuemarbserNumYibeledr YieMldatter Matter Tested TeosfteSdites of (St/itheas) (t/ha()%) (%)

Hybrid Hybrid

Yield (ToYnineelds (DTorynMneasttDerry/HMeactttaerre/)Hectare)

Whole WhoSltearch YSietladrch YieDldry MattDerryYMiealdtter Yield

Plant PlaCnotnverteCdontoverted tAodvantaAgdev/antage /

DigestibDilitigyesGtibrailiitnyatG15ra%in at 15D%isadvanDtiasagdevVasntage Vs

(%)

(%M)oistureM(to/ihstau)re (t/haC)ontrol (C%o) ntrol (%)

0 2 04 26 48 610 812 1014 1216 1418 1260 1822 20 22

P8201 P820331.1% 33.14%%

4%

105% 105%

5%

5%

P7932 P793332.1% 33.1%4%

4%

103% 103%

3%

3%

AsgaardA*sgaard3*6.7% 36.7%4%

4%

102% 102%

2%

2%

X80K190X80K19303.8% 33.8%4%

4%

102% 102%

2%

2%

P8200 P823000.8% 30.84%%

4%

102% 102%

2%

2%

P7892 (CP)7892 (3C3).8% 33.84%% 4%

100% 100%

0%

0%

AmbitionA*mbition3*6.9% 36.93%% 3%

99% 99%

-1% -1%

P7034 P703347.5% 37.5%4% 4%

97% 97%

-3% -3%

Avitus kwAsv*itus kw3s4* .6% 34.64%% 4%

96% 96%

-4% -4%

P7378 P733748.5% 34.55%% 5%

95% 95%

-5% -5%

P7326 P732366.7% 36.74%% 4%

95% 95%

-5% -5%

P7524 P75321.43% 31.35%% 5%

94% 94%

-6% -6%

Glory* Glor3y5*.8% 35.84%% 4%

94% 94%

-6% -6%

Agiraxx*Agirax3x1.*3% 31.35%%

5%

92% 92%

-8% -8%

Starch YSietaldrc&h%Yield &S%ugar YiSeuldg&ar%Yield &S%tover YiSetlodver YielRdelativeRDerlyaMtivaettDeryYMiealdttIenrdYeixel(dC=In1d0e0x%)(C=100%) C = ConCtro=l CHyobnrtirdo;l *H=ybCroidm; p* e=tCitormhpyebtriitdo,r*h* y=bHriydb, r*i*d=trHaydberidnatmraedefonlloawmiengforlelogwisitnrgatrieognisintraantioEnU icnoaunntErUy icno2u0n1t8ry in 2018

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RESULTS SUMMARIES ? LESS FAVOURABLE SITES

WHOLE PLANT FORAGE, LESS FAVOURABLE SITES, 2015-2018

Number

Fresh

of Years Number Yield

Tested of Sites (t/ha)

Dry Matter

(%)

Whole Starch Yield

Plant Converted to

Hybrid

Yield (Tonnes Dry Matter/Hectare)

Digestibility Grain at 15%

(%)

Moisture (t/ha)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22

P7524 29.2%

7%

105%

P7034 32.3%

5%

104%

P7378 31.0%

6%

103%

P7326

32.7%

5%

101%

Asgaard* 30.5% 5%

101%

P7892 (C) 28.3%

7%

100%

Ambition*

33.7%

5%

99%

Glory* 32.5% 3%

99%

Avitus kws*

33.5% 4%

97%

Agiraxx* 29.2% 5%

96%

Dry Matter Yield Advantage /

Disadvantage Vs Control (%)

Starch Yield & % Sugar Yield & % Stover Yield Relative Dry Matter Yield Index (C = 100%) C = Control hybrid = 100%; * = Competitor hybrid; ** = Hybrid trade name following registration in an EU country # = Value of whole plant maize silage is based on ?120.00 / Tonne of Dry Matter; t/ha = Tonnes Per Hectare

WHOLE PLANT FORAGE, LESS FAVOURABLE SITES, 2018

NumberNumber Fresh FresDh ry Dry of YearsofNYuemarbserNumYibeledr YieMldatter Matter Tested TeosfteSdites of (St/itheas) (t/ha()%) (%)

Hybrid Hybrid

Yield (ToYnineelds (DTorynMneasttDerry/HMeactttaerre/)Hectare)

Whole WhoSltearch YSietladrch YieDldry MattDerryYMiealdtter Yield

Plant PlaCnotnverteCdontoverted tAodvantaAgdev/antage /

DigestibDilitigyesGtibrailiitnyatG15ra%in at 15D%isadvanDtiasagdevVasntage Vs

(%)

(%M)oistureM(to/ihstau)re (t/haC)ontrol (C%o) ntrol (%)

0 2 04 26 48 610 812 1014 1216 1418 1260 1822 20 22

P8201 P703343.1% 38.74%%

3%

105%109%

5%

P7932 P732363.1% 35.6%4% 3%

103%107%

3%

Asgaard* P752346.7% 33.3% 4% 4%

1021%04%

2%

X80K190 P737383.8% 35.6%4% 3%

10210%3%

2%

P820A0mbitio3n0* .8% 36.7%4% 2%

10120%0%

2%

P7892 (CP)7892 (C33).8% 29.8%4% 3%

10010%0%

0%

Ambition*Agiraxx3*6.9% 31.1% 3% 3%

99%99%

-1%

P7034 Glory3*7.5% 34.2%4% 2%

97%99%

-3%

Avitus kwAvsi*tus kws3*4.6% 35.34%% 2%

96%97%

-4%

P7378 34.5%

5%

95%

-5%

P7326

36.7%

4%

95%

-5%

P7524 31.3%

5%

94%

-6%

Glory*

35.8%

4%

94%

-6%

Agiraxx* 31.3%

5%

92%

-8%

Starch Yield & %

SuStgarachr YYieieldld& %& %Sugar YieSldt&o%verSYtoieveldr Yield RReleatliavetiDvrey MDartyteMr YaieltdteInrdeYxie(Cld= 1I0n0d%e) x (C=100%)

C = Control HybCrid=;C*o=ntCrool mhypbreidtit=o1r0h0%yb; *ri=dC, *o*m=pHetyitborridhytbrraidd; e**n=aHmyberidfotlrlaodweinngamreegfiosltlorawtiniognreingisatnraEtiUoncinouantErUy cinou2n0t1r8y # = Value of whole plant maize silage is based on ?120.00 / Tonne of Dry Matter; t/ha = Tonnes Per Hectare

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RESULTS SUMMARIES ? BIOGAS

PIONEER HYBRIDS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION

The most appropriate maize hybrid for biogas production in any one situation depends on multiple factors. Maize hybrid selection for biogas production should always begin with a field assessment to determine appropriate hybrid maturity. PACTS Trials enable Pioneer to predict gas yields that can be achieved from different Pioneer hybrids cultivated on different sites in the open and under film.

SELECTED GAS YIELD PREDICTIONS FROM PACTS? TRIALS

Favourable Sites Grown In The Open, 2015-2018

Less Favourable Sites Grown In The Open, 2015-2018

Hybrid

P8171 P8201 Asgaard* P7932 P7524 P8200 P7378 P7034 P7892 (C) P8333 Ambition* Agiraxx* Avitus kws* Glory* P7326

Methane Yield

Litres / ha

Litres / kg Dry

Matter

5,939,402 305 5,913,033 307 5,851,841 319 5,815,984 314 5,738,040 310 5,695,468 302 5,691,011 317 5,683,331 323 5,667,343 315 5,569,278 299 5,563,867 316 5,390,033 314 5,377,540 312 5,368,302 317 5,340,649 313

Dry Matter

%

29.9% 33.1% 38.3% 31.1% 35.6% 31.9% 39.3% 39.0% 37.0% 30.6% 39.6% 36.5% 37.7% 39.3% 38.9%

Years Tested

2 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 4

Sites Tested

9 18 14 3 28 16 29 16 29 4 27 14 6 6 29

Less Favourable Sites Grown Under The Samco System, 2014-2018

Hybrid

P8201 P8171 P8333 P8200 P7932 P8372 P7378 P7034 P8000 P7892 P7905 (C) P8329 P8307 P7524 P7326

Methane Yield

Litres / ha

Litres / kg Dry

Matter

5,751,305 314 5,414,337 308 5,336,557 313 5,297,718 307 5,255,013 309 5,250,037 298 5,240,264 320 5,172,173 318 5,045,435 313 5,014,289 319 4,985,380 314 4,951,413 305 4,852,512 306 4,769,506 315 4,752,242 320

Dry Matter

%

31.1% 29.8% 34.5% 31.5% 31.7% 29.1% 37.8% 38.2% 32.0% 35.0% 32.0% 30.3% 34.2% 34.9% 39.5%

Years Tested

4 2 3 5 3 2 4 2 5 5 5 2 2 5 5

Sites Tested

15 4 9 27 9 5 11 7 16 18 32 5 5 19 18

Hybrid

P8201 P7034 P7524 P7378 Asgaard* P7326 P8057 P7892 (C) Ambition* Glory* Avitus kws* Agiraxx*

Methane Yield

Litres / ha

Litres / kg Dry

Matter

Dry Matter

%

5,546,032 312 5,247,134 318 5,210,406 312 5,136,841 314 5,102,078 319 5,080,968 317 5,062,940 316 5,002,445 314 4,994,833 318 4,945,932 317 4,936,318 321 4,757,519 312

30.5% 36.9% 34.1% 37.0% 36.3% 38.2% 33.8% 33.6% 38.7% 37.9% 38.0% 35.1%

Years Tested

2 2 4 4 2 4 1 4 4 1 1 2

Sites Tested

3 17 31 31 3 33 8 33 32 6 7 17

Methane yields are determined using a calculation based on the Weissbach formula. This formula predicts gas output based on the value of the key substrates in the forage prior to fermentation. The calculation of Fermentable Organic Dry Matter, or `FoTs', is a key part of the formula and the FoTs is determined using actual yield and quality results from PACTS? trials.

* = Competitor Hybrid;

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