Importance of drought and stress tolerance when selecting a corn hybrid

IARN — Innovation and advancement in corn hybrids have allowed for bin busting yield numbers and protection from drought and heat stress.

Andrew Penney is a technical agronomist with Dekalb based in Iowa. He says that advancements in corn breeding have happened very suddenly and have made today’s plants more resilient and healthy than in the past.

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