GT-4540XS A very versatile number for the southern Midwest, Delta and back East. A lot of strong agronomics protect a huge yield punch and combine to offer growers tremendous stability. Certainly an excellent choice with stacked herbicide tolerance.
Key Strengths
- Fantastic top end yield
- Wide body plant design
- Very tough across many stresses
- Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ with Synchrony tolerance
Management Tips
- Great choice for top yields or stress
- Really strong solution for Frogeye, Stem Canker and Phytophthora
- Yields high on all Delta soils but watch lodging
- Broadest herbicide tolerance package available today
| Category | General Characteristics | ||
| Maturity & Herbicide | Maturity Group | IV | |
| Relative Maturity | 4.5 | ||
| Herbicide Tolerance | R2XS | ||
| Plant Description | Plant Height | 42″ | |
| Canopy Type | B | ||
| Pubescence Color | Lt | ||
| Flower Color | P | ||
| Hilum Color | BL | ||
| Approximate Seeds / lb. | 3100 | ||
| Production Ratings | Emergence Rating | 8 | |
| Standability | 7 | ||
| No-Till Adaption | 8 | ||
| Iron Chlorosis | NA | ||
| Shatter Resistance | 8 | ||
| Population Guidelines | Drill Adapted | 8 | |
| Drilled | 190,000 | ||
| 15” Rows | 170,000 | ||
| 20” Rows | 160,000 | ||
| 30” Rows | 150,000 | ||
| Disease & Insect Ratings | Phytophthora Resistance | 1A,1C | |
| Phytophthora Tolerance | 8 | ||
| SCN Resistance | R3, MR14 | ||
| SDS Tolerance | 7 | ||
| White Mold | NA | ||
| Brown Stem Rot | NA | ||
| Frog Eye Leaf Spot | 9 | ||
| Stem Canker | R | ||
| Root Knot Nematode | S | ||
| Salt | INC | ||
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Rating Scale: 1-2 / Poor | 3-4 / Fair | 5-6 / Good | 7-8 / Very Good | 9 / Excellent Plant Type: Th / Thin | M / Medium | B / Bushy Pubescence: G / Grey | T / Tan | LT / Light Tawny Flower Color: P / Purple | W / White Hilum Color: BL / Black | G / Grey | IB / Imperfect Black | IY / Imperfect Yellow | BR / Brown | BF / Buff | Y / Yellow Rating Scale: S / Susceptible | R / Resistant | MR / Moderate Resistance | T / Tolerant |
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