December 2017 Issue of Soybean South Magazine

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DECEMBER 2017

2018 Southern Soybean Varieties Check out different traits

2018 Southern Soybean Varieties ow that the 2017 harvest is over, take time to reflect on what varieties performed well and what varieties weren’t quite up to snuff on your operation. To help you with 2018 planning, a number of soybean seed marketers have provided these line-ups.

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AGVENTURE/LOCAL SEED CO. AV38E8LL Liberty

• A top late Group III LL product with great agronomics • Solid scores against sudden death and charcoal rot • Good emergence, standability and shatter resistance • Resistance to root knot nematode

39W8X

• New late Group III with the RR2X herbicide trait package • Tall plant type with good seed shatter resistance • Resistant to brown stem rot and stem canker • Really strong score against sudden death syndrome

41W7X

• New early group IV release with the RR2X herbicide trait package • Good scores against stem canker and sudden death syndrome • Resistant to brown stem rot • K gene for Phytophthora root rot

• Races 3 & 14 resistance

AV47W3LL Liberty

• Stellar new LL55 release at mid- to late Group IV • Chloride excluder • Nice scores for frogeye, seed shatter and flood tolerance • Resistant to stem canker

48E3RR

• Attractive tawny plants of medium height • Chloride excluder • Genetic resistance to stem canker and Phytophthora root rot • For all soil types, wide geographic use

49H4R

• Tall and full late Group IV with top test results since 2013 • Resistant to stem canker • Good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot • Chloride excluder

• Early Group IV LL product introduced new in 2016 • K gene for Phytophthora root rot • Good resistance to root knot nematode • Rugged plant type that performs both north and south • Medium-stature plants that stand well and resist seed shatter • K gene for Phytophthora root rot and good sudden death tolerance • Chloride excluder • Super attractive and a top-end producer in the field

AV54W8LL Liberty

• New LL55 mid Group V, determinate • Chloride excluder • Attractive tawny appearance with sturdy agronomics • K gene for Phytophthora root rot with exceptional field tolerance too

56W6R

• New bushy mid Group V medium height • Resistant to both southern and peanut root knot nematodes • Chloride excluder • K gene for Phytophthora root rot

67W7X

• New late Group VI release with the RR2X herbicide trait package • Resistant to root knot nematode and stem canker • Moderate chloride tolerance • Strong tolerance to iron deficiency chlorosis For a complete list of AgVenture/Local Seed Co. soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit https://www.agventure.com/products-technology/ soybean-products

AV43M4LL Liberty

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dependable performance • Tawny early Group V determinate with glyphosate tolerance and STS • Chloride excluder, full resistance to root knot nematode • Solid scores against brown stem rot, sudden death syndrome and stem canker

ASGROW AG43X7

49W3X

• Late Group IV release with the RR2X herbicide trait package • Solid chloride excluder, resistant to stem canker • K gene for Phytophthora root rot • Good score against sudden death syndrome

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/SR (Sulfonylurea Ready) • Early MG (maturity group) 4 • Yield potential of fuller-season products • Good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot and southern stem canker • Resistance to soybean cyst nematode

AG46X6

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Mid MG 4 • Broadly adapted, medium-height plant with good branching potential • Tolerant to Phytophthora rot and southern stem canker • Chloride excluder trait for tolerance to accumulated salts

47E1RR

AV49W5LL Liberty

47W2X

D5108RRSTS

Cover photo by Mike Hamilton, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture irrigation instructor

• Impressive plant stature in an early Group V indeterminate with STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybeans) • Resistant to stem canker plus good Phytophthora root rot field tolerance • Great southern performer, tawny • Chloride excluder with root knot resistance

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/SR • Mid MG 4 • Medium-tall plant type with average standability • Resistance to SCN and very strong field tolerance to Phytophthora rot • Good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot and southern stem canker

52M7RSTS

AG47X6

• Taller, mid- to late Group IV indeterminate loves the Delta • Resistant to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot • Resists seed shatter • Performs well in most all soil types • New late Group IV with the RR2X herbicide trait package • Chloride excluder • Good score against stem canker

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• Strong new LL55 release at late Group IV • Outstanding against sudden death syndrome • Chloride excluder • K gene for Phytophthora root rot and resistance to stem canker

• Tremendous defenses make for very

AG46X7

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/SR SOYBEANSOUTH.COM

• Late MG 4 • Tall plant with good performance potential on heavier soils • Excellent tolerance to both frogeye leaf spot and southern stem canker • Resistance to SCN and some tolerance to southern root knot nematode

AG59X7

AG53X6

AG69X6

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Early MG 5 • Medium-height determinate plant with bushy canopy • Resistance package for protection against SCN and southern root knot nematode • Has shown excellent disease tolerance to Phytophthora rot, southern stem canker and frogeye leaf spot

AG55X7

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Mid MG 5 • Medium-height plant with bushy canopy and good standability • Resistance to southern root knot nematode • Excellent tolerance to southern stem canker and Phytophthora rot

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Late MG 5 • Medium tall plant with medium bushy canopy • Very good tolerance to both frogeye leaf spot and southern stem canker • Resistance to southern root knot nematode • Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Late MG 6 • Robust plant type with good canopy coverage • Resistance to southern root knot nematode • Tolerance to frogeye leaf spot

AG72X7

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Early MG 7 • Adaptable medium-tall plant with good standability • Frogeye leaf spot tolerance • Resistance to southern root knot nematode For a complete list of Asgrow soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit http://www.

Asgrow.com/MySeed

CREDENZ

AG56X8

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Mid MG 5 • Medium to medium-tall plant with good canopy cover • Good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot and southern stem canker • Resistance to southern root knot nematode

CZ 3841 LL

• 3.8 maturity, med/tall • Wide canopy, southern adapted

CZ 4044 LL

• 4.0 maturity, med/avg • Excellent tolerance to frogeye leaf spot

• Well adapted southern variety

CZ 4222 LL

• 4.2 maturity, med/tall • STS tolerant line • Leading variety for southern United States

CZ 4820 LL

• 4.8 maturity, med/tall • Moderate resistance to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot

CZ 4540 LL

• 4.8 maturity, med/tall • Excellent tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Excellent resistance to frogeye leaf spot

CZ 4748 LL

• 4.7 maturity, med/avg • Excellent tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Excellent resistance to frogeye leaf spot • Excellent resistance to stem canker

CZ 4950 LL

• 4.9 maturity, tall • Exceptional clay variety • Well adapted for early planting

HBK LL 4953

• 4.9 maturity, tall • Excellent resistance to frogeye leaf spot • Excellent resistance to stem canker

CZ 5147 LL

• 5.1 maturity, medium • Excellent tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Excellent resistance to frogeye leaf spot and stem canker

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CZ 5150 LL

• 5.1 maturity, med/avg • Excellent resistance to stem canker • Excellent resistance to frogeye leaf spot

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST CZ 5225 LL

• 5.2 maturity, medium • Excellent resistance to stem canker • Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybeans (STS) • Strong resistance to frogeye leaf spot

CZ 5445 LL

• 5.4 Maturity, med/avg • Excellent resistance to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot • Chloride excluder

CZ 5727 LL

• 5.7 maturity, med/avg • Resistant to SDS and frogeye leaf spot • Chloride excluder

• Medium-tall height, tawny plant type with wide bushy canopy • Average standability, avoid lodging-prone soils • Excels in mixed to clay soils • Resistant to stem canker with very good frogeye tolerance • Excellent choice for double-crop planting

S45XS37

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS • Maturity group 4.5 • Medium-tall height, tawny brown plant with good standability • Mixed to loam soils with excellent yield potential • Excluder for chloride/salt soils • Resistant to stem canker and moderate Phytophthora tolerance • Excellent tolerance to frogeye and good SDS scores

CZ 5947 LL

• 6.1 maturity, med/avg • Resistance to frogeye leaf spot • Chloride excluder

CZ 6316 LL

• 6.3 maturity, med/avg • Excellent resistance to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot • Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybeans • Chloride excluder

CZ 7008 LL

• 7.0 maturity, med/tall • Moderate resistance frogeye leaf spot • Yield leading line For a complete list of Credenz soybean varieties, visit https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/products/ seeds/credenz

DYNA-GRO S43XS27

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Maturity group 4.3 • Medium-tall height, light tawny plant with bushy canopy • Good standability and excellent stress tolerance • Very good SDS (sudden death syndrome) and frogeye tolerance • Well adapted to most all soil types, including loams to clay

S45XS66

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS • Maturity group 4.5

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S44LS76

• LibertyLink/STS • Maturity group 4.4 • Combines LibertyLink and STS traits • Moderate resistance to stem canker; avoid SDS soils • Strong tolerance for frogeye leaf spot and charcoal rot • Best positioned on mixed to loamy soil types • LibertyLink • Maturity group 4.9 • Tall height, gray plant type with moderate canopy width • Very good standability for plant height • Good tolerance for Phytophthora, stem canker and frogeye • Proven multi-year performance track record • Widely adapted to Delta soils, loams to heavy clays

CZ 6109 LL

• 7 maturity, med/tall • Excellent resistance to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot • Strong tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybeans

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS • Maturity group 4.9 • Medium-tall, light tawny with moderate upright canopy • Moderate to good tolerance to southern root knot nematode • Stem canker resistant with moderate frogeye tolerance • Very good tolerance for SDS and Phytophthora root rot • Broadly adapted, best on loamy to sandier soil types

S49LL34

• 5.9 maturity, med/tall • Resistant to SDS and frogeye leaf spot • Exceptional yield for eastern shore

CZ 7007 LL

S49XS76

S43RY95

S48XS78

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS • Maturity group 4.8 • Medium height, light tawny plant type and moderate bushy canopy • Mixed to loam soils with excellent yield potential • Great choice for productive environments • Excluder for chloride/salt soils • Excellent tolerance to frogeye; moderate Phytophthora and SDS scores

S48XT56

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Maturity group 4.8 • Medium height, light tawny plant type • Strong yield potential and excellent standability • Excluder for chloride/salt soils • Strong Phytophthora, SDS and frogeye tolerance scores • Resistant to stem canker

S49XS88

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend/STS • Maturity group 4.9 • Tall busy, light tawny plant type with average standability • Excellent tolerance for frogeye leaf spot • Good field tolerance for Phytophthora root rot • Position on mixed clay loam to clay soils • Good choice for later plantings or following wheat

• Roundup Ready 2 • Maturity group 4.3 • Tall plant height, tawny brown with bushy canopy • Strong performance in Delta regions on mixed to clay soils • Excluder for chloride/salt soils • Resistant to stem canker and good field tolerance for Phytophthora • Above average frogeye tolerance For a complete list of Dyna-Gro soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit http://www. dynagroseed.com/products/soybeans

MYCOGEN 5N386R2 (3.8 Relative Maturity)

• Broadly adapted, rugged variety with very good movement east to west • Excellent standability with very good emergence • Excellent stress tolerance • Very good tolerance to sudden death syndrome

5N387R2 (3.8 RM)

• Excellent performance from east to west • Full plant type works well in all row widths • Very good tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Handles stress well with great western performance

5N393R2 (3.9 RM)

• Great performance east to west with solid SOYBEANSOUTH.COM

agronomics • Resistant to Phytophthora with excellent field tolerance • Resistant to soybean cyst nematode with good tolerance to sudden death syndrome • Very good emergence and early season vigor

5N415R2 (4.1 RM)

• Broadly adapted STS variety with tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides • Very good resistance to frogeye with solid agronomics • Excluder that works north to south • Stem canker resistant

5N424R2 (4.2 RM)

• Strong performance north to south • Medium plant stature with good branching and good standability • Good Phytophthora tolerance and tolerance to frogeye leaf spot • Sulfonylurea herbicide tolerant

5N431R2 (4.3 RM)

• Strong yield performance across environments • Good emergence and stress tolerance • Performs well in all row widths • Performs well on clay soils

5N433R2 (4.3 RM)

• Strong performance in Mid-South, especially in clay and mixed soils • Strong emergence with very good Phytophthora protection • Good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot • Attractive plant with good branching

5N451R2 (4.5 RM)

• Great yield potential in a broadly adapted variety • Very good emergence and early season vigor • Resistant to stem canker with very good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot • Performs across a wide range of soil types

5N452R2 (4.5 RM)

• Very good yield potential for both southern Midwest and Mid-South • Branching plant type handles a wide range of environments • Works well across all soil types with best performance on mixed and clay soils • Good defensive package

5N479R2 (4.7 RM)

• Broadly adapted variety with STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Performs well across all soil types in MidSouth • Very good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot and sudden death syndrome.

• Resistant to stem canker For a complete list of Mycogen soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit http://www.

Mycogen.com

NK S39-R9X (RM 3.9)

• Strong yields with solid agronomics • Best performance on target acres and when moved south TWITTER: @SOYBEANSOUTH

• Favors fine- and medium-texture soils with adequate moisture • Adapted to both dryland and irrigated acres

S43-V3X (RM 4.3)

• Superior drought stress tolerance • Maintains performance across all soil types • Excellent choice for fine-textured soils • Outstanding frogeye leaf spot tolerance with very good sudden death syndrome tolerance

S45-K5X (RM 4.5)

• Top performance in an excluder product • Great choice for highly productive acres • Excels in poorly drained, fine-textured soils • Outstanding stem canker and frogeye leaf spot tolerance

S47-K5 (RM 4.7)

• Outstanding yields on productive, well-drained soils • Excellent frogeye leaf spot tolerance • Attractive plant type with strong standability • Solid stress tolerance

S48-R2X (RM 4.8)

• Top-end yields with broad adaptability • Attractive product with excellent sudden death syndrome tolerance • Well-suited for all soil types and crop rotations • Adapted throughout the entire MG IV growing area

S52-Y7X (RM 5.2)

• Reliable yields with root knot nematode tolerance • Indeterminate product to maximize yield potential • Strong performance on poorly drained soils • Proven stem canker and Phytophthora root rot field tolerance

S56-B7X (RM 5.6)

• Superior yields with versatility • Stable performance across all soil types • Performs across all row spacings • Outstanding stem canker tolerance with good iron deficiency chlorosis tolerance

S64-T4X (RM 6.4)

• Broadly adapted with a top-end yield punch

• Excellent performance on medium- to coarse-textured soils • Performs across all row spacings • Very good frogeye leaf spot tolerance

S65-J5 (RM 6.5)

• Workhorse performance with root knot nematode resistance • Excels on medium- to coarse-textured soils • Excellent choice for fields with variable soils • Chloride excluder with excellent frogeye leaf spot tolerance

S74-M3 (RM 7.4)

• Best performance in productive environments • Excellent root knot nematode protection • Good standability with strong Phytophthora root rot field tolerance • No soybean cyst nematode protection but will yield through low to moderate populations; can be helped by a nematicide seed treatment For a complete list of NK soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit http://www.syngentaus.com/soybeans/nk

PIONEER P42A52X

• New 4.2 RM A-Series variety offering Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology with superb yield potential • Moderately tall plant type with good harvest standability • Average SDS tolerance • Good frogeye leaf spot tolerance

P46A16R

• This new 4.6 RM A-Series variety delivers strong yield potential • Taller plant with solid standability • Chloride excluder and a wide area of adaptation • Good SDS tolerance and above-average stem canker resistance

P47A76L

• New 4.7 RM A-Series variety with LibertyLink technology • Medium stature variety and strong standability DECEMBER 2017

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USG 7478XTS (4.7 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Best standing USG soybean. Lodge proof • Good against target spot on the Delta • Salt excluder

MIKE HAMILTON, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE

USG 7487XTS (4.8 RM)

• Outstanding frogeye leaf spot tolerance and stem canker resistance • Chloride excluder suited for most soil types

P47T36R

• Extremely versatile 4.7 RM leader variety • Above-average field emergence with standability • Average frogeye leaf spot and above average SDS tolerance • Chloride excluder with light tawny pubescence

P47T89R

• Outstanding yield potential in a 4.7 RM leader variety • Highly suited for ESPS (early soybean production systems), full-season and clay soils; suited for silt loam soils and all row spacings • Excellent early growth with aggressive height and canopy • A chloride excluder, this variety offers above average tolerance to frogeye leaf spot

P48A32X

• New 4.8 RM A-Series variety with outstanding yield potential • This variety is a chloride excluder and offers Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology • Moderately tall plant type with good harvest standability • Delivers Phytophthora resistance via Rps1k gene along with stem canker resistance and average tolerance to frogeye leaf spot

P48A60X

• New 4.8 RM A-Series variety with yield leader potential, along with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology • Moderate plant height with good harvest standability • Strong SDS tolerance with average frogeye leaf spot tolerance • Chloride excluder with Race 3,14 SCN resistance

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P48T27X

• A 4.8 RM variety with average plant height and canopy width offering Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology • Reliable standability and outstanding stem canker resistance • Suited for most soil types • Offers Race 3, 14 SCN resistance

P50A78L

• New indeterminate 5.0 RM A-Series variety with superb yield potential and LibertyLink technology • Moderate plant height with very good harvest standability • Phytophthora resistance via Rps 1k gene along with superb stem canker resistance • Very good SDS tolerance, above-average frogeye leaf spot tolerance plus a chloride excluder

P50A85X

• New, indeterminate 5.0 RM A-Series variety suited for most soil types with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology • Moderate plant height with good harvest standability • Average Phytophthora field tolerance with stem canker resistance • Good frogeye leaf spot tolerance and a chloride excluder For a complete list of Pioneer soybeans for the South and Mid-South, visit http://www.pioneer.com

USG (UNISOUTH GENETICS INC.) USG 74A74RS (4.7 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Yield • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Rps1C Phytophthora root rot • Plant into all soil types • Resistant to stem canker and moderate resistance to southern root knot nematode

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Resistant to stem canker with SDS and frogeye leaf spot tolerance • Tall and narrow plant that will not lodge • Great green stem resistance • Rps1C Phytophthora root rot

USG 7496XTS (4.9 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Widely adapted area and soil types • Rps1A Phytophthora root rot • Resistant to stem canker with SDS and root knot nematode tolerance • State trial winner

USG 74G98L (4.9 RM)

• Late 4 RM LibertyLink • Tall robust aggressive plant type • Great on all soil types • Rps1K Phytophthora root rot • Great frogeye and stem canker resistance

USG 74K95RS (4.9 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Yield • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Resistant to frogeye leaf spot • Best late 4 RM two years in a row • State trial winner with solid disease package

USG 7547XT (5.4 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Resistant to southern root knot and stem canker • Salt excluder with good frogeye resistance • Narrow plant with good standability • Very good charcoal rot tolerance

USG 75B75R (5.7 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Yield • Excellent disease package with resistance to southern root knot, stem canker, frogeye leaf spot and SDS • Best USG Group 5 RM two years in a row • Salt excluder • State variety trial winner

USG 7568XT (5.6 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • Tall salt excluder with good width for all soil types • Resistant to Cercospora and frogeye leaf spot • Southern root knot resistant

USG 7576XT (5.7 RM)

• Roundup Ready 2 Xtend • STS (Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean) • Salt excluder • Keep on loams in the Delta • Resistant to stem canker and frogeye leaf spot • Moderate resistance to root knot nematode For a complete list of USG soybean varieties for the South and Mid-South, visit http://usgseed. com/products/soybeans/ SOYBEANSOUTH.COM