Saturday, 18 May 2013
 
 

SORGHUM HYBRIDS
GRAIN SORGHUM CHARACTERISTICSGRAIN SORGHUM PLANT STANDSFORAGE & SUDAN

 

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A growing grain sorghum lineup you can count on

Golden Acres has been the name to trust in grain sorghum since 1952. We've spent more than sixty years developing a sorghum lineup that consistently yields higher than our competitors even in the toughest growing conditions. Our customers stick with us, because they continue to get top performance from a legacy line of sorghum hybrids.

We're very proud of our sorghum lineup. The continued expansion of our sorghum portfolio means we can offer you the broadest range of high performing hybrids. We've also expanded our market footprint to include the High Plains areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. Our sorghum lineup is one more way of providing custom seed solutions that cultiveate independence and success.


bronze-sorghum5875 Early Maturity

53-55 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • The best choice for early planting and double crop.
  • Excellent drought tolerance and standability.
  • Uniform plant with very good head exsertion.
  • Produces dark bronze grain.

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H-390W — Medium-Early Maturity

59-62 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Consistent, uniform medium-early hybrid which excels in stress conditions.
  • Durable hybrid best adapted to dryland areas.
  • Excellent drought tolerance and standability under high stress conditions.
  • Bright cream-colored grain with good threshability on semi-open heads.
  • Replacement hybrid for Golden Acres 3311.


H-307 — Medium-Early Maturityred-sorghum

60-63 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Top performance with standability in an early hybrid.
  • Superior early vigor for early planting.
  • Widely adapted to all yield environments.
  • Tall for an early hybrid; thick, robust canopy.
  • Outstanding uniformity and great eye appeal.
  • Companion hybrid to Golden acres 5556.

5745 — Medium Maturityred-sorghum

65-68 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Medium-tall, red-seeded hybrid with excellent grain quality and open head.
  • Very uniform product with excellent stalk quality.
  • Works equally well in dryland and irrigated fields.
  • Produces small, hard seed for better weathering.
  • Replacement hybrid for Golden Acres 3464 and open-headed companion to Golden Acres 737.

5556 — Medium Maturityred-sorghum

66-69 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Medium hybrid with very high test weights and excellent yield potential.
  • Produces intense red-colored grain for good grain weathering.
  • Excellent head exsertion; very uniform plant height.
  • Replacement hybrid for Golden Acres 3325.


 

737 — Medium Maturitybronze-sorghum

67-70 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • High-yielding defensive hybrid with excellent standability; handles stress extremely well.
  • Superb versatility allows for planting on a wide range of soil types.
  • Blooms fast for less susceptibility to midge damage.
  • Good emergence and disease tolerance.


5613 — Medium Maturityred-sorghum

68-70 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Strong dryland performer adapted to all sorghum growing regions.
  • Medium-tall with very open heads and excellent stress tolerance.
  • Very good weathering.
  • Will take advantage of late-season moisture to increase yield.
  • Excellent standability under all soil types.
  • Companion hybrid to Golden Acres 3545.

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3552 — Medium Maturity

68-71 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Delivers consistent yields across dryland and irrigated acres.
  • Excellent standability and disease ratings make this a top-selling hybrid.
  • Uniform hybrid provides excellent plant health and drought tolerance.
  • Open heads of hard red seed.


3545 — Medium Maturityred-sorghum

70-73 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • Workhorse hybrid excels across coastal and High Plains environments.
  • Delivers excellent late-season drought stress tolerance and very good staygreen.
  • Very open head aids dries down fast for increased ease of harvest.

 


3696 — Medium-Late Maturitybronze-sorghum

74-76 Days to Mid-Bloom

  • High-yielding hybrid provides one of the best overall disease resistance packages.
  • Widely adapted, particularly to irrigated acres or those with favorable rainfall.
  • Bronze colored grain and a harder seed coat with excellent weathering characteristics.
  • Resistant to most races of Downy Mildew Pathotypes 1, 2, and 3.