W-588-Y
HYBRID GRAIN SORGHUM | MEDIUM-EARLY MATURITY
Excellent drought tolerance and high lodging resistance
Staygreen plant characteristic with yellow grain color
Strengths:
Very good yield potential for maturity
Excellent uniformity
Very good seedling vigor
| Plant Characteristics: |
| Days to maturity |
100-110 |
| Days to mid-bloom |
60-63 |
| Plant height |
38-44” |
| Head Exertion |
5-7” |
| Head type |
Semi-open |
| Grain color |
Yellow |
| Plant color |
Purple |
| General Disease and Insect Ratings: |
| MDMV |
T |
| Loose Head smut |
HR |
| Downy Mildew Pathotypes 1&2 |
T |
| Fusarium |
HR |
| Charcoal Rot |
HR |
| Greenbug Biotype- C |
T |
| Greenbug Biotype- E |
S |
|
Areas of Concern:
Average weathering resistance
Susceptible to biotype E greenbug
Areas of Adaptation:
Sorghum growing areas from Central
Texas through the Midwest
| General Agronomic Ratings: |
| Yield for maturity |
6 |
| Uniformity |
8 |
| Seedling vigor |
8 |
| Cool soil germination |
7 |
| Drought tolerance |
9 |
| Lodging resistance |
9 |
| 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-588-Y is a strong yielding, medium-early maturity hybrid with yellow grain color. It has excellent drought tolerance and great
lodging resistance. The staygreen characteristic may enable plants to retain green lower leaves during late season drought
stress and to continue to produce once soil moisture reaches a more desirable level. |
