Variety/Hybrid
2016 Roster Outstanding lineup is ushered into the upcoming growing season.
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he fall and winter are prime decision-making times for farmers across the country. One of the most important choices that rice producers will make involves variety or hybrid selection. The following is a list of Clearfield and hybrid offerings for 2016. Consider each of your fields individually and decide on your goals when making variety and/or hybrid choices for the upcoming season. The following charts and characteristic information were provided by Horizon Ag LLC and RiceTec.
Horizon Ag LLC 2016 Clearfield Varieties CL111
• Earliest maturity of any Clearfield variety • Excellent vigor with high yield potential • Outstanding grain quality and milling • Ideal for early planting and to stagger harvest timing • Kellogg’s preferred long grain
CL151
• Highest-yielding inbred variety on the market • Susceptible to blast: not recommended for fields with a history of blast or water issues • Uses N very efficiently. The NSt*R program is recommended where available and may help reduce nitrogen input costs, improve disease control and minimize lodging.
CL152 • • • •
Superior lodging resistance Good grain quality and milling Good seedling vigor and tillering Identity-preserved loads have received premium for their preferred quality
CL163
• Excellent yield potential • Extremely high grain quality and milling • Exceptional cooking quality ◦ Extra-high amylose content compared to current long grain varieties
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XL723
For more information about Horizon Ag Clearfield varieties, please visit www.horizonseed.com.
• Workhorse conventional hybrid released in 2005 • Best option for straighthead-prone fields • Excellent choice for ratoon production • Superior milling yield
For more information about RiceTec hybrids, please visit www.ricetec.com.
RiceTec 2016 CLEARFIELD Hybrids CLEARFIELD XL 4534
◦ Ideal for parboil, canning, foodservice or package rice • Susceptible to blast: not recommended for fields with a history of blast or water issues
CL271
• Semi-dwarf Clearfield medium grain • Improved agronomics over CL261, including blast resistance • Excellent yield potential
RiceTec 2016 Traditional Hybrids XL753
• Highest-yielding hybrid available • Winner of the Mississippi State University and University of Arkansas 2013 and 2014 yield trials • Excellent disease tolerance
XL760
• Similar yield to XL753 • Good milling yield • Great disease package
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Highest-yielding Clearfield available Very early maturity Excellent lodging resistance Superior grain retention
CLEARFIELD XL 745
• “4 x 4” of the Clearfield lineup • Most widely grown long-grain rice in the United States • Above-average milling yields • Superior performance across all soil types • Improved grain retention
CLEARFIELD XL 729 • • • •
Workhorse Clearfield hybrid Best performance on clay soils Excellent ratoon potential Great disease package
CLEARFIELD XP 756
• Similar yield potential to CLEARFIELD XL 729 • Later maturity to help spread out harvest • Improved grain retention • Best available disease package RICEFARMING.COM