For the 2017 planting season, Mycogen announced that it was adding 21 new soybean varieties, giving growers more than 50 varieties to choose from in groups 0-5.
According to Dow AgroSciences, the parent company, Mycogen brand varieties offer strong agronomic packages with strong tolerances to yield-robbing pests and diseases, such as sudden death syndrome, soybean cyst nematode and Phytophthora.
Since 2009, the company has doubled the number of soybean breeders, testing varieties in a number of locations to ensure products are proven locally.
When it comes to varieties for the 2017 planting season, the company recommends growers consider:
- 5N078R2 — This Group 0 variety is resistant to SCN and Phytophthora race Rps3a. It’s a strong performer where iron deficiency chlorosis is a concern.
- 5N224R2 — With resistance to SCN and tolerance to SDS, this variety is a strong option for growers looking for a Group 2 product.
- 5N332R2 — With excellent tolerance to SDS, this Group 3 variety works well in western and eastern growing regions. It’s also resistant to SCN and works well in stress environments.
- 5N306R2 — With strong tolerances to brown stem rot, Phytophthora and SDS, this Group 3 variety is a solid pick. It has strong agronomics and standability and shows great yield performance east to west.
- 5N406R2 — A Group 4 soybean variety with good tolerance to stem canker. This soybean variety is a salt excluder that works well from Kansas to Indiana.
- 5N523R2 — For growers looking for a strong, full-season Group 5 option, this variety has good SDS tolerance and metribuzin resistance. It’s also a Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybean.
