P7179 combines the earliest grain maturity of any Pioneer hybrid with very good early vigour. It has a notably high eyespot resistance score of 8. Over four years of PACTS trials P7179 has given very high starch contents on both favourable sites (39.3%) and less favourable sites (38.3%).
P7179 was launched in 2023. It is an extra early maturity flint grain textured hybrid suitable for sowing on less favourable sites and favourable sites where an early harvest is sought. In PACTS trials it has shown it has the earliest grain maturity of any hybrid in the Pioneer range. It has given an average dry matter content of 41.2% in favourable PACTS trials over four years and 34 locations. On less favourable sites P7179 has given an average dry matter content of 37.5% over 33 locations and four years of testing.
In addition to its extra early maturity P7179 has consistently given 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%. P7179 has shown good plant to plant consistency with regular and consistently sized primary ears on each plant. P7179 can set grain on a second ear in optimum conditions.
P7179 has shown very good resistance to Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae) with 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.
P7179 is suitable for biogas production if the site requires an extra early maturity hybrid. P7179 has given a predicted gas yield on less favourable sites of 337 litres / kg of dry matter and a total yield of 5,304,013 litres per hectare.
P7179 has been tested on 11 sites over four years under film. It has produced silage of a very high starch content measured at 36.8% - the highest content of all hybrids tested in PACTS Samco trials. It has also given the highest dry matter content of 41.0%. It is a flint grain textured most suitable for sowing on less favourable sites, or where an early harvest is a requirement.
Performance highlights:
* 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