NSG CA early season variety sheet web

NSC LEROY

RR2Y

Plant Characteristics Emergence Standability

9 8

White Mould

8

IDC Rating

8

Maturity

000.6

Relative Maturity

NSC Leroy RR2Y is a super ultra early maturing variety that will be the earliest soybean variety in Western Canada. This is definitely the variety of choice for new soybean growers in Saskatchewan in the black soil zone. This variety has a plant growth structure that’s fairly tall and upright.

8

Adaptability

Super Ultra Early

Highlights 9

Seedling Vigour

2225 CHU

Purple

N/A

Yellow

Flower Colour

Phytophthora

Tawny

Intermediate Plant Type

Pubescent Colour

Hilum Colour

Tall

Plant Height

8

9

Adaptability

Emergence

8

9

White Mould

Seedling Vigour

8

Standability

8

IDC Rating

Rating Scale: 1-2 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Very Good, 9-10 Excellent

NSC WATSON Plant Characteristics Emergence Standability

10 9

Adaptability

8

White Mould

8

IDC Rating

Ultra Early Maturity

000.8

Realtive Maturity

9

Purple

NSC Watson RR2Y is an ultra-early maturing variety and is suitable for the black soil zone of Saskatchewan as well as dark brown and brown zones. This variety exceeded our expectations with very strong earlyseason vigour and very good height due to extended lower internode. Its characteristic leaf shape makes NSC Watson RR2Y easy to identify.

Flower Colour

Phytophthora

Rps6

Imperfect Yellow

Tawny

Medium

Medium

Pubescent Colour

2250 CHU

Highlights

8

Seedling Vigour

RR2Y

Plant Type

Hilum Colour

Plant Height

7-8

Adaptability

8

White Mould

8

Emergence

9

Seedling Vigour

10

Standability

9

IDC Rating

Rating Scale: 1-2 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Very Good, 9-10 Excellent

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Sheila Heide 306-434-0004 sheide@northstargenetics.com

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NSC STARCITY Plant Characteristics Emergence Standability

Highlights

7

Seedling Vigour

8

Adaptability

8 7.5

IDC Rating

Ultra Early Maturity

000.8

Relative Maturity

NSC StarCity RR2X is the first early maturing soybean variety with the new Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® trait, allowing growers to use glyphosate and dicamba for extended in-season weed control. Tall grower habit with good yield potential. A must for growers who need to manage their use of glyphosate to prevent resistance. Does well in reduced tillage.

8

White Mould

RR2X 2250/75CHU

8

Purple

N/A

Brown

Flower Colour

Phytophthora

Hilum Colour

Tawny

Medium Slender

Tall

Plant Type

Pubescent Colour

Plant Height

8

Adaptability

7.5

White Mould

8

Emergence

8

Seedling Vigour

7

Standability

8

IDC Rating

Rating Scale: 1-2 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Very Good, 9-10 Excellent

NSC RESTON Plant Characteristics 9

Standability

9

8

White Mould

7

IDC Rating

7

Very Early

NSC Reston RR2Y has become the variety of choice for soybean growers in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. In all our demonstration plots and thirdparty variety trials, NSC Reston shows very consistent and competitive yields. With NSC Reston RR2Y, you get very early maturity plus very good yield as this variety has been reported to yield over 50 bushels per acre by many growers.

8.5

Adaptability

Purple

Rps1k

Black

Maturity

Flower Colour

Phytophthora

Hilum Colour

00.1

Tawny

Medium Bush

Tall for Maturity Class

Relative Maturity

2325 CHU

Highlights

Emergence

Seedling Vigour

RR2Y

Pubescent Colour

Plant Type

Plant Height

8

Adaptability

7

White Mould

9

Emergence

8.5

Seedling Vigour

9

Standability

6-7

IDC Rating

Rating Scale: 1-2 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Very Good, 9-10 Excellent Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS).

Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. These products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship.

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, an active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Acceleron®, Genuity and Design®, Genuity®, RIB Complete and Design®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup®, SmartStax®, VT Double PRO® and VT Triple PRO® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada Inc.

licensee. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license.

Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. ©2017 Monsanto Canada Inc. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate, and those containing dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Contact your Monsanto dealer or call the Monsanto technical support line at 1-800-667-4944 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada Inc. licensee. ©2017 Monsanto Canada Inc. *Please be sure to use the appropriate statement for your crop/treatment; Please visit www.monsantotraits.ca for statement details.

Economics Driving Growth Soybean Production and Revenue Input

Soybean

Canola

Seed

$81.13

$73.50

Inoculant

$14.00

None

Seed Treatment

$12.00

None

Land Rolling

$5.00

None

Herbicide - In-Crop

$8.50 (2x Gly)

Herbicide - Pre-Seed

$8.00 (Gly + Other)

$8.00

Fertilizer

$25.20

$84.50

Fungicide

None

$21.50

Swathing

None

$7.00

TOTAL

$153.83

$22.45 (Xtd + 2x Gly)

$167.78

$26.00 (2x Lib + Gram)

$220.50

Revenue Yield (bu/ac)

40

40

Price Per Bushel

$11.50

$11.35

Gross Revenue

$460.00

$454.00

NET REVENUE

$306.17

292.22

$233.50

Soybean Maturity and Low Temperatures Minimum temperatures for soybean seed ripening has been shown to be 8-9°C and optimum being 19-20°C1.

Cool temperatures (<10°C) during seed fill can negatively affect soybean yield through reduced seed size although the most serious impact may be delayed maturity. As beans move from R-6 (full seed) to R-7 (early maturity), the risk of yield loss from frost declines. Soybeans are normally in the R-6 stage for 18 days but can be as long as 30 days.

When night-time temperatures dip below 5°C, there is a risk for low-lying areas to see a light frost. The impact

of frost will depend on the night-time low and how long that temperature is sustained. Other factors such as soil moisture (moisture in the soil will maintain heat), cloud cover (cloudy is better) and wind speed (windy is better) can also impact the degree of frost. Further, soybeans in narrow rows and thick canopies are able to maintain ground heat longer. A light frost (0 to –1°C) may kill top leaf growth but should not affect pods and seeds.

Temperatures below –1°C for an extended time period will cause damage to green stems, pods ands seeds, reducing yield and quality. Maximum yield loss would occur in soybeans at R-5 (early seed).

Literature Cited: Holmberg S. A. 1973. Soybeans for cool season climates. Agric. Hort.

Genet. 31:1-20.

1

Fehr W. R. and C. E. Caviness.

1977. Stages of soybean development. Spec. Rep. 80 Iowa State Univ. Coop. Ext. Serv., Ames.

2

Saliba M. R., L. E. Schrader, S. S. Hirano, and C. D. Upper. 1982, Effects of freezing field-grown soybean plants at various stages of podfill on yield and seed quality.

Crop Sci. 22: 73-78.

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Stage

Description

Days to Maturity2 % Yield Loss from Frost3

R-6 Full seed

R-6.5 Halfway through seed fill

R-7 Physiological maturity

R-8 Full maturity

Plants still green, seed fills pod on one of top four nodes.

Full seed to the top of the plant, starting to drop bottom leaves.

Pod colour green/ yellow.

At least one pod on main stem is yellow (the membrane around the seed will be completely absorbed).

95% of pods will be brown, seeds will rattle in pod and all leaves will be dropped.

25-30

10-15

8-10

Up to 50%

Up to 30%

Less than 10%

0

Courtesy of Manitoba Pulse Growers Association

Brian Elliot 204-761-3359 belliot@northstargenetics.com

Sheila Heide 306-434-0004 sheide@northstargenetics.com

NorthStar Genetics Office 204-262-2425 contact@northstargenetics.com

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