Relative Maturity: 68
Included Hybrids
CHO6408™ Sunflowers
Characteristic Scores
| Stalk Strength | 7 |
|---|---|
| Dry Down | 6 |
| Yield | 8 |
| Emergence | 5 |
| Percent Oil | 7 |
| Mid-Oleic Score | 8 |
| Plant Height | 5 |
| Root Strength | 7 |
| Root Lodging | 7 |
| Stalk Lodging | 7 |
Suitability Ratings / Suitabil
| Express Herbicide Application | Highly Suitable |
|---|---|
| Late Harvest | Suitable |
| Heavy Clay Soils | Poor Suitability |
| High Populations | Suitable |
| Phomopsis Prone Environments | Highly Suitable |
| Poorly Drained Soils | Poor Suitability |
| Irrigation | Suitable |
| Desiccation For Early Harvest | Highly Suitable |
| Downy Mildew Prone Environment | Highly Suitable |
| High pH-Fe Chlorosis | Suitable |
| Sunflower-On-Sunflower | Poor Suitability |
| Drought Prone Soils | Suitable |
| Dryland | Suitable |
| Low Population | Highly Suitable |
| High Rainfall-Grain Mold Prone | Suitable |
| Limited Irrigation | Suitable |
Features
| A mid-maturity, high yield potential, disease tolerant mid-oleic ExpressSun® hybrid |
| Adapted to the central sunflower growing ares of ND and SD |
| This hybrid is suited for the birdseed market |
| High yielding environments may cause increased plant height |
Suitability Ratings / Key Envi
| High Yield Environment | Suitable |
|---|---|
| Minimum/No-Till Environments | Suitable |
| Fields At High Risk of Sclerot | Suitable |
Disease Scores
| Root Sclerotinia | 7 |
|---|---|
| Head Sclerotinia | 7 |
| Downy Mildew | 8 |
| Phomopsis | 8 |
Suitability Ratings / Soils
| Early Planting/Cold Soils | Poor Suitability |
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