P7381 has now established a secure place in the Pioneer line-up. In PACTS trials it has given high yields of high dry matter content silage on both favourable sites (37.0%) and less favourable sites (34.5%).
P7381 is a large stature hybrid that was first grown commercially in 2022. P7381 is very early in terms of its relative maturity and has given high dry matter yields in both favourable and less favourable sites. P7381 has been tested on 34 PACTS favourable open sites and 36 less favourable open sites over four years.
P7381 has given forage dry matter yields 8% over the Control hybrid in both favourable open PACTS trials and less favourable sites. On favourable and less favourable PACTS sites P7381 has given a high average starch content of 38.0% and 36.7% respectively.
P7381 is stiff strawed and proven popular when grown under film on exposed locations. Its earliness when grown under film is a beneficial feature on less favourable sites and favourable sites in cooler seasons.
P7381 combines a good rating for early vigour with a very good rating for lodging resistance, and a score of 6 for resistance to Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae).
P7381 has proved to be a successful hybrid for grain production with a yield over 9.5 tonnes per hectare and an average harvested grain moisture of 30.0%.
P7381 has been tested under film on 8 locations over four years. This hybrid has shown good adaptation so far to sowing on both favourable and less favourable sites. P7381 has very good lodging resistance and is suited to situations where earliness of maturity and standing power is important.
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