VP490
99 CRM
Great looking dual-purpose hybrid with excellent all-round agronomics and reassuring yields.
VP490
99CRM
Great looking dual-purpose hybrid with excellent all-round agronomics and reassuring yields. Emerges well with strong early growth. Delivers dependable drought tolerance, good late season foliar health and long-lasting staygreen.
Recommended established population (plants/ha)
GRAIN 85-105k
SILAGE 95-115k
Days to maturity (for silage)
Upper North Island
short maturity
134-152 days
Lower North Island
short maturity
146-162 days
AGRONOMY TRAITS
Drought Tolerance Excellent
Stalk Strength Good
Flex Good
Staygreen Very Good
Eary Growth Good
Grain Drydown Good
DISEASE TRAITS
Northern Leaf Blight Very Good
Rust Very Good
Head Smut Below Average
Fusarium Ear Rot Average
Diplodia Ear Rot Data Pending
Gibberella Ear Rot Good
Stalk Rot Data Pending
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Height Medium
Ear Height Average
Flex Good
Husk Cover Very Good
Test Weight Good
Grain Appearance Good
Flowering for Maturity Late
Black Layer for Maturity Late
RECOMMENDATIONS
Higher Input Management
Lower Input Management
Maize after Maize
No Till/Limited Tillage
Delayed Harvest - Grain
Harvest Window - Silage
Silage Use
Less than Optimum Pop
More than Optimum Pop
AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO DOWNLOAD
VP490 Hybrid Tech Sheet.pdf
1.47 MB PDF