Special Report
Insect protection improves corn stands
Doug Mertens is right at home standing among healthy DeKalb corn that is shortly to be harvested. The territory sales manager for Monsanto Asgrow/DeKalb says the stalks on these hybrids stand better because they’re part of what’s been introduced by Monsanto this year – Genuity Double PRO, Triple PRO and SmartStax – each with protection against insect pests that damage unprotected corn. “What we’re seeing is three to four kernels extra on that plant that aren’t being eaten by earworms,” says Mertens, referring to fields planted to the technology that offers insect protection. “[That is] going to add up to bushels, if you have 25,000 to 30,000 plants [per acre] out there.”
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