W-494-A
HYBRID GRAIN SORGHUM | EARLY SEASON MATURITY
A great short season or double-crop hybrid
Excellent yield for maturity
Strengths:
Medium height reduces lodging potential
High top-end yield potential
Good emergence and well adapted to
cool soils
| Plant Characteristics: |
| Days to maturity |
93-100 |
| Days to mid-bloom |
58-65 |
| Plant height |
36-48" |
| Head Exertion |
4-7” |
| Head type |
Semi-compact |
| Grain color |
Red |
| Plant color |
Purple |
| General Disease and Insect Ratings: |
| MDMV |
MT |
| Loose Head smut |
MT |
| Downy Mildew Pathotypes 1&2 |
S |
| Fusarium |
S |
| Charcoal Rot |
MT |
| Greenbug Biotype- C |
HR |
| Greenbug Biotype- E |
S |
|
Areas of Concern:
Average standability
Stalk deterioration can occur during grain production under severe stress
Height irregularity
Areas of Adaptation:
All sorghum growing areas
| General Agronomic Ratings: |
| Yield for maturity |
9 |
| Uniformity |
6 |
| Seedling vigor |
8 |
| Cool soil germination |
9 |
| Drought tolerance |
8 |
| Lodging resistance |
7 |
| Grain-weathering resistance |
8 |
|
All ratings are general. Different pathotypes, races, and biotypes of diseases and insects can cause ratings to change.
All ratings are based on Warner field screenings and university screenings.
HR = High Resistance, HT = Highly Tolerant, T = Tolerant, MT = Moderately Tolerant, S = Susceptible, 1 = Poor, 10 = Excellent
Management Notes:
W-494-A is an early hybrid that performs best in short season or double-crop situations. It has strong emergence from cool
soils and grows actively throughout the entire sorghum season. Good dry-down qualities make harvest easy and predictable.
W-494-A has a very high yield potential for its maturity class and is a strong hybrid that will produce top yields quickly. |
