Table 11. Characteristics provided by sponsoring companies for corn hybrids entered in the variety trials in Mississippi, 1994

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                                   Planting  Days to   Grain      MDMV   MCDV
Company                 Hybrid       rate    maturity  texture(1) resistance(2)
                                   (X1000)  
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AgraTech Seeds, Inc.     888          22       117        H        MR     MR
5559 N 500 W             810          22       116        M        S      S
McCordsville, IN 46055   967          22       120       M-H       R      R 
                                         
Asgrow Seed Company      RX 801
7000 Portage Road        RX 897
Kalamazoo, MI 49001      RX 899       22       115        H       ---    ---
                         RX 907       22       115        M        S      S
                         RX919        22       116        M        S      S
                         XP 9380      22       117?       H       ---    ---
                                    
Cargill Hybrid Seeds     7997         26       115        M        S      S
Box 5645                 8327         26       117        M        S      S
Minneapolis, MN 55440    8936         22       118        H        MR     MR

Dekalb Genetics Corp.    DK 649       26       114        R        R      R
3100 Sycamore Road       DK 683       26       118        MH       R      R
Dekalb, IL 60115         DK 706       26       122                 MS     MS
                         DK 714       26       121        H        S      S
                         DK 743       26       124                 R      R
                                             
Delta and Pine Land Co.  4581         26       114        MH       S      S
P. O. Box 157            4653         26       115        MH       MR     M
Scott, MS 38772          4682         26       116        M        MR     MR
                         8695         26       116        M        MR     MR
                                    
HyPerformer Seed Co.     HB 847002  22 & 26    119        MH       R      R
One Hy Crop Row          HS 9773      22       116        H        S      S
Memphis, TN 38120        HS 9843    22 & 26    116        H        S      S
                         HS 9944    22 & 26    122        MH       MR     MR
                         HY 9899V4  22 & 26    122        MH       MR     MR
                         HY 9919    22 & 26    120        H        MR     MR
                                                                       
Mycogen Plant Sciences   Oro 188      22       118        M        MR     MR
624 27th Street          8460         22       120        M        R     ---
Lubbock, TX 79404                   

Northrup King Company    N7707        26       118        M       ---    ---
410 Woodbridge Drive     N7989        26       119        M       ---    ---
Somerville, TN 38068     N8020        26       119        M        S      S
                         N8656        26       120        M        MR     MR
                         N8727        26       123        H        S      S
                         N8811        26       124        M       ---    ---
                                                           
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l    3085         18       124       M-H       MR     MR
6767 Old Madison Pike    3146         22       120        H        MS     MS
Suite 110                3154         18       119        M        MR     MR
Huntsville, AL 35806     3156         22       119        M        R      R
                         3163         22       119        M        MR     MR
                         3165         22       123       M-H       S      S
                         3167         22       124        M        S      S
                         3245         22       115        M        MS     MR
                         3394         22       110        M        S      S
                         X1183C       22       116        M        MS     MS
                         X1183F       22       120        H        MR     MR

Terra International Inc. E1168        26       116 
600 Fourth Street        TR702E       26       120        H        S      S
P. O. Box 6000           TR1167       26       118        M       ---    ---
Sioux City, IA 51102     TR1185(5)    26       119        M       ---    ---
                                              
Terral-Norris            TV 2543(6)   26       115       M-H       MR    ---
Seed Co., Inc.           TV 2930(7)   22       119        M        R      R
P. O. Box 826            TVX 2642     26       115        H        MR    ---
Lake Providence, LA 71254                                             

Tri-State Delta Chem.    Dyna Gro 5510  26     110        H        MR     MR
United Agri. Products    Dyna Gro 5516  26     120        M       ---    ---
P. O. Box 89                                   
Rayville, LA 71269
        
The Wax Company, Inc.    Southland 3115  22    115        M        MS    ---
P. O. Box 60             Southland 5111  22    111        M        MS    ---
Amory, MS 38821          Southland 5125  22    125        H        MS    ---
                         Southland X810  22    121
                         Southland X830  22    118
                                              
Zeneca Ag Products       ICI 8220     22       116        M        R      R
Route 1, Box 65          ICI 8281     22       115                ---    ---
Leland, MS 38756         ICI N 8206   22       115                ---    ---
                         ICI SB 1860  22       120                ---    ---
                                              
Zimmerman Hybrids, Inc.  Z16W         18       116        H        MS     MS
5147 West Franklin Road  Z64W         18       115        H        MS     MS
Evansville, IN 47712                        
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1   M = Medium, H = Hard

2   MDMV = Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus
    MCDV = Maize Chlorotic Dwarf Virus (corn stunt)
       S = Susceptible   
       R = Resistant   
       MR = Moderately Resistant 
       MS = Moderately Susceptible 

3   High Population Area III
    Low Population Areas I & II 

4   Designated HB 836002 in 1993.   

5   Designated TR700E in 1993. 

6   Designated TVX 2543 in 1993. 

7   Designated TVX 2930 in 1993.