P8171

Name: P8171
Brand: Corteva Agriscience

Corn

P8171 is a very late maturing hybrid. It should be grown only under the most favourable sites in the open where an early harvest is not needed, and a high dry matter yield is sought. Under film it can be grown on favourable sites.

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Primary End Use

Forage
Biogas

Hybrid Characteristics

Very tall, large stature forage hybrid
Very high dry matter yields

Grown In The Open

On favourable locations

Grown Using The Samco System

Suitable for favourable locations under film
Do not sow if planting has been delayed

Characteristics	Grown in the open	Samco System
Early vigour	Good	Good
Lodging resistance*	7.8
Eyespot resistance score**	Not available	Not available
Stover dry-down rate	Slow	Moderate
Forage seeding rate** (seeds/ha)	98000	98000
Film penetration availability***	Not applicable	Good***

* Score on a 1- 9 scale where 9 = very resistant

** Assumes plant establishment losses of less than 5%

*** Film penetration varies with conditions and film. Trials conducted with Samco and Maizetech films