Table 1. 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. AT 1177 22 135 H MR MR
5559 N 500 W
McCordsville, IN 46055
Dekalb Genetics Corp. DK 743 26 124 M R R
3100 Sycamore Road
Dekalb, IL 60115
Delta and Pine Land Co. G-4868 26 135 M R R
P. O. Box 157 4820 26 130 M MR MR
Scott, MS 38772 8695 26 118 M MR MR
Northrup King Company McNair 508 22 130 H MR MR
410 Woodbridge Drive N8811 26 120 M S S
Somerville, TN 38068
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l 3085 22 122 M-H MR MR
6767 Old Madison Pike 3154 22 129 M MR MR
Suite 110 3156 22 119 M R R
Huntsville, AL 35806 3163 22 119 M MR MR
X1183C 22 116 M -- --
Terra International Inc. TR1185(3) 26 118 M R MR
600 Fourth Street TR702E 26 120 H MR MR
P. O. Box 6000
Sioux City, IA 51102
Terral-Norris TV 2930(4) 22 119 M R R
Seed Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 826
Lake Providence, LA 71254
The Wax Company,Inc. Southland X3406 22 125 H MR MR
P. O. Box 60
Amory, MS 38821
Zeneca Ag Products Sunbelt 1860 26 120 H MR ---
Route 1, Box 65
Leland, MS 38756
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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 Designated TR700E in 1993.
4 Designated TVX 2930 in 1993.