P7179
Corn
Africa
Asia Pacific
Australasia
Europe
Latin America and Caribbean
North America
Relative Maturity: Extra Early, FAO 170
Primary End Use: Forage, Grain and Biogas
P7179 combines the earliest grain maturity of all the Pioneer hybrids with very good early vigour. It has a noteably high eyespot resistance score of 8.0. P7179 has produced very high starch contents across four years of PACTS trials, reaching 39.3% on favourable sites and 38.3% on less favourable sites.
P7179 is an extra early maturity hybrid with a flint grain texture, introduced in 2023. This hybrid is suitable for less favourable and favourable sites, where an early harvest is a priority. It has demonstrated the earliest grain maturity of all Pioneer hybrids in PACTS trials. Its average dry matter content reached 41.2% on favourable sites, across 34 locations and four years of PACTS trials. On less favourable sites, it averaged a dry matter content of 37.5%, from 33 locations over the same four year period of testing.
Beyond its extra early maturity, P7179 has consistently delivered very high starch contents and very high relative starch yields. On favourable PACTS locations it has given an average starch content of 39.3%, and on less favourable locations, a starch content of 38.3%. With reliable plant to plant consistency, P7179 has shown regular and consistently sized primary ears on each plant. In optimum conditions, P7179 can set grain on a second ear.
P7179 has demonstrated very good resistance to Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae), scoring a PACTS resistance score of 8.0. Good plant health of this type reduces the incidence of premature senescence and can lower forage mould content.
If the site requires an extra early maturity hybrid, P7179 is suitable for biogas production. On less favourable sites, P7179 has given a predicted gas yield of 337 litres / kg of dry matter and a total yield of 5,304,013 litres per hectare.
Under film, P7179 has been tested on 11 sites over four years. It has produced silage of a very high starch content, measured at 36.8% - achieving the highest starch content of all hybrids tested in PACTS Samco trials, along with the highest dry matter content of 41.0%. Its flint grain texture makes it most suitable for sowing on less favourable sites, or where an early harvest is a requirement.
Performance highlights:
- Performs reliably both favourable and less favourable sites
- Produces very high starch contents for its maturity
- PACTS Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae) resistance score of 8.0
- A taller hybrid for this early maturity group
- Among the earliest flowering hybrids in the PACTS programme
- Achieves early harvest dates and high starch levels when grown under film
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* Score on a 1- 9 scale where 9 = very resistant
** Assumes plant establishment losses of less than 5%
*** Film penetration varies with conditions and film. Trials conducted with Samco and Maizetech films