W-528-W
HYBRID GRAIN SORGHUM | MEDIUM-EARLY MATURITY
A very showy, very uniform hybrid
Excellent yield potential for a medium early maturity
Strengths:
High yield potential for maturity
Good pre-bloom stress tolerance
Performs well in most soil types
| Plant Characteristics: |
| Days to maturity |
95-105 |
| Days to mid-bloom |
62-65 |
| Plant height |
30-40” |
| Head Exertion |
4-6” |
| Head type |
Semi-open |
| Grain color |
Cream |
| Plant color |
Purple |
| General Disease and Insect Ratings: |
| MDMV |
T |
| Loose Head smut |
MT |
| Downy Mildew Pathotypes 1&2 |
S |
| Fusarium |
MT |
| Charcoal Rot |
T |
| Greenbug Biotype- C |
T |
| Greenbug Biotype- E |
S |
|
Areas of Concern:
High stress delays maturity
Humidity can induce grain weathering
Areas of Adaptation:
Irrigated and dryland areas from Central
Texas through the Midwest
| General Agronomic Ratings: |
| Yield for maturity |
8 |
| Uniformity |
9 |
| Seedling vigor |
8 |
| Cool soil germination |
8 |
| Drought tolerance |
8 |
| Lodging resistance |
8 |
| Grain-weathering resistance |
6 |
|
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-528-W is an excellent medium-early maturity hybrid for dryland or limited irrigation production. It has a cream colored grain
with good test weights. Plants are very uniform and short in stature with good stress tolerance and standability.
W-528-W is well adapted for any grain sorghum program where a medium-early hybrid is desired. |
