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SILAGE AGRONOMY Trials Summary
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Early Maturity Trials Late Maturity Trials
P0238XR (BMR) P1180XR (BMR)
P0783XR (BMR) P1449XR (BMR)
P0448AMX™ brand P1339AM1™ brand
P0636AMX™ brand P1498AM1™ brand
• Enable growers to position products at the highest
yielding planting rates for their fields based on multi-
location data.
• Increase grower success and understanding of product
placement based on individual field attributes such as
tillage system, irrigation, and planting date.
• 202 corn silage trials in WI, MN, IA and SD, including 34 PKF trials in 20141.
• Focused on the newest Pioneer® brand BMR and non-
BMR corn silage hybrids.
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PKF Trial Configuration
• Local participation, local results - Trials are planted,
managed and harvested by forage growers in your area
• Large enough to matter - 10-20 acres per trial
• On-farm weighs - Harvested trial strips are weighed on
driver-over scales on the farm
• Forage Quality - samples were collected from each strip
at harvest and sent to Pioneer Forage Labs for forage
quality analysis
Example of as-planted map for a PKF trial
Corn Silage PKP (green) and PKF (red) Locations in 2014
Locations and Planting Patterns
Example Planting Configuration for PKF Trials
Hybrids Included in 2014 Corn Silage PKF Trials
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P0238XR (BMR) HXX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 102 Silk CRM 106 GDUs to Silk 1320
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 9
Root Strength 7 Plant Height 6 Fiber Digestibility 9
Stalk Strength 5 Ear Height 8 Milk or Beef per Acre 8
Drought Tolerance Ear Flex Milk or Beef per Ton 9
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at 36,000
seeds per acre.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• By increasing the green
portion of the plant, the
grain to stover ratio was
reduced, lowering overall
starch content at higher
seeding rates.
• Fiber digestibility of the
plant was similar across
all seeding rates.
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P0783XR (BMR) HXX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 107 Silk CRM 107 GDUs to Silk 1330
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 5 Sugar & Starch % 8
Root Strength 7 Plant Height 5 Fiber Digestibility 9
Stalk Strength 4 Ear Height 7 Milk or Beef per Acre 8
Drought Tolerance Ear Flex Milk or Beef per Ton 9
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at 36,000
seeds per acre.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• By increasing the green
portion of the plant, the
grain to stover ratio was
reduced slightly, lowering
overall starch content at
higher seeding rates.
• Fiber digestibility of the
plant was similar across
all seeding rates.
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P1180XR (BMR) HXX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 111 Silk CRM 105 GDUs to Silk 1310
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 8
Root Strength 7 Plant Height 4 Fiber Digestibility 9
Stalk Strength 4 Ear Height 6 Milk or Beef per Acre 7
Drought Tolerance Ear Flex Milk or Beef per Ton 9
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates from 36,000 to
42,000.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• By increasing the green
portion of the plant, the
grain to stover ratio was
reduced, lowering overall
starch content at higher
seeding rates.
• Fiber digestibility of the
plant was similar across
all seeding rates.
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P1449XR (BMR) HXX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 114 Silk CRM 116 GDUs to Silk 1440
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 7
Root Strength 5 Plant Height 8 Fiber Digestibility 9
Stalk Strength 3 Ear Height 7 Milk or Beef per Acre 8
Drought Tolerance 6 Ear Flex Milk or Beef per Ton 9
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates of 36,000.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• By increasing the green
portion of the plant, the
grain to stover ratio was
reduced, lowering overall
starch content, especially
at higher seeding rates.
• Fiber digestibility of the
plant was similar across
all seeding rates.
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P0448AMX AMX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 107 Silk CRM 102 GDUs to Silk 1270
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 8
Root Strength 7 Plant Height 4 Fiber Digestibility 7
Stalk Strength 7 Ear Height 4 Milk or Beef per Acre 9
Drought Tolerance 7 Ear Flex 6 Milk or Beef per Ton 8
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates above 36,000.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• By increasing the green
portion of the plant, the
grain to stover ratio was
reduced, lowering overall
starch content with higher
seeding rates.
• Fiber digestibility declined
slightly for higher seeding
rates.
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P0636AMX AMX, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 108 Silk CRM 108 GDUs to Silk 1340
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 6 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 8
Root Strength 7 Plant Height 7 Fiber Digestibility 7
Stalk Strength 5 Ear Height 7 Milk or Beef per Acre 7
Drought Tolerance 9 Ear Flex 6 Milk or Beef per Ton 7
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates of 30-36,000 seeds
per acre.
• Increasing plant
population did not result in
significant changes to
fiber content (NDF),
starch content or fiber
digestibility in 2014.
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P1339AM1 AM1, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 112 Silk CRM 114 GDUs to Silk 1420
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 5 Mid-Season Brittle 3 Sugar & Starch % 7
Root Strength 6 Plant Height 8 Fiber Digestibility 8
Stalk Strength 5 Ear Height 8 Milk or Beef per Acre 8
Drought Tolerance 7 Ear Flex 7 Milk or Beef per Ton 8
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates above 36,000 seeds
per acre.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• Starch content decreased
slightly at higher seeding
rates.
• Fiber digestibility of the
plant was similar across
all seeding rates.
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P1498AM1 AM1, LL, RR2 Silage CRM 110 Silk CRM 110 GDUs to Silk 1370
Hybrid Characteristics
Stress Emergence 6 Mid-Season Brittle 6 Sugar & Starch % 7
Root Strength 5 Plant Height 6 Fiber Digestibility 9
Stalk Strength 6 Ear Height 7 Milk or Beef per Acre 9
Drought Tolerance 9 Ear Flex 7 Milk or Beef per Ton 9
Maximizing
Performance
• Silage Yield and Milk per
Acre were maximized
when planted at seeding
rates above 36,000 seeds
per acre.
• Increasing plant
population resulted in a
higher proportion of
tonnage coming from the
green portion (NDF) of
the plant.
• Starch content decreased
slightly at higher seeding
rates.
• Fiber digestibility was
highest at the lowest
seeding rate.
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Corn Silage Management Considerations
Management Implications
• Normal planting dates (before May 20)
resulted in higher silage yields, milk per acre,
and starch content in 2014 trials.
• Silage yield for late planted corn trials was
less responsive to seeding rate changes than
for early planted trials.
• Silage yield and milk per acre were
maximized at seeding rates of 36-42,000 for
early planted corn silage hybrids.
Planting Date Differences for Corn Silage in 2014 PKF Trials
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Corn Silage Management Considerations
Management Implications
• At irrigated locations in 2014, silage yield and
milk per acre were maximized at the highest
seeding rates.
• Starch content and fiber digestibility declined
slightly with increasing seeding rate.
• Fiber content (NDF) was highest at the
highest seeding rates.
Irrigated Trial Response by Seeding Rate in 2014 PKF Trials
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Management Implications
• Tillage method had little influence on silage yield and milk per acre when corn was planted
before May 20th.
• Silage yield and milk per acre were maximized when conventional or conservation tillage
methods were used in late planting situations.
Corn Silage Management Considerations
Tillage Method Differences for Corn Silage in 2014 PKF Trials
147 77* 15 138 48
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Notes
The foregoing is provided for informational purposes only. Please consult with Pioneer
sales professional for suggestions specific to your operation. Product performance is
variable and subject to a variety of environmental, disease, and pest pressures. Individual
results may vary.
Data is based on average of 2014 trials made in Wisconsin, South Dakota and northeast
Iowa and Minnesota through January 2, 2015. Product responses are variable and
subject to any number of environmental, disease and pest pressures. Individual results
may vary. Multi-year and multi-location data are a better predictor of future performance.
DO NOT USE THIS OR ANY OTHER DATA FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF TRIALS
AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN PRODUCT SELECTION. Refer to
www.pioneer.com/products or contact a Pioneer sales representative or authorized dealer
for the latest and complete listing of traits and scores for each Pioneer® brand product.
1 Number based on trials entered in the system as of January 2, 2015. 2 All Pioneer products are hybrids unless designated with AM1, AM, AMRW, AMX and
AMXT, in which case they are brands.
IMPORTANT: Trait rating scores provide key information useful in selection and
management of Pioneer® brand products in your area. Information and ratings are based
on comparisons with other Pioneer brand products, not competitive products. Information
and scores are assigned by DuPont Pioneer Research Managers. Scores are based on
period-of-years testing through 2013 harvest and were the latest available at time of
printing. Some scores may change after 2014 harvest. Scores represent an average of
performance data across areas of adaptation, multiple growing conditions, and a wide
range of both climate and soil types, and may not predict future results. All products
within a hybrid family receive the same score unless observations indicate a significant
difference. Individual product responses are variable and subject to a variety of
environmental, disease and pest pressures. Please use this information as only one
component of your product positioning decision. Refer to www.pioneer.com/products or
contact a Pioneer sales professional for the latest and most complete listing of traits and
scores for each Pioneer brand product and for product placement and management
suggestions specific to your operation and local conditions.
FORAGE QUALITY: Tons/Acre (35% DM): Whole plant yield adjusted to 35% dry
matter. Starch content: Percent starch (DM basis) in the whole plant. Fiber
Digestibility (24-hr): % degradable neutral detergent fiber (as a percent of total NDF,
DM basis) in whole-plant samples in a 24-hr period. Milk or Beef per Ton: Pounds of
milk or beef per ton of silage on a dry matter basis based on of Univ. of Wisconsin
MILK2006 utilizing silage nutrient content and digestibility. Milk or Beef per Acre:
Pounds of milk or beef per acre of silage on a dry matter basis based on of Univ. of
Wisconsin MILK2006 utilizing silage yield, nutrient content and digestibility. NDF: %
neutral detergent fiber on a DM basis.
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENT: XR-HXX,LL,RR2. AM1-Optimum® AcreMax® 1 Insect
Protection System with an integrated corn rootworm refuge solution includes HXX, LL,
RR2. Optimum AcreMax 1 products contain the LibertyLink® gene and can be sprayed
with Liberty® herbicide. The required corn borer refuge can be planted up to half a mile
away. AMX-Optimum® AcreMax® Xtra Insect Protection system with YGCB, HXX, LL,
RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above- and below-ground
insects. In EPA-designated cotton growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer
refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax Xtra products. YGCB-The YieldGard®
Corn Borer gene offers a high level of resistance to European corn borer,
southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer; moderate resistance to corn
earworm and common stalk borer; and above average resistance to fall armyworm.
HXX-Herculex® XTRA contains the Herculex I and Herculex RW genes. LL-Contains
the LibertyLink® gene for resistance to Liberty® herbicide. RR2-Contains the Roundup
Ready® Corn 2 trait that provides crop safety for over-the-top applications of labeled
glyphosate herbicides when applied according to label directions.
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred.
Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
YieldGard®, the YieldGard Corn Borer Design and Roundup Ready® are registered
trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Liberty®, LibertyLink® and
the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer.