Girth? Length? Depth? How Hybrids Flex

Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer has found the amount a hybrid flexes is dependent on the year and environment but how it flexes is consistent. The same is true for length and depth of hybrids.

In Michigan, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer has been looking at the consistency of hybrid flex across years. Her data shows the amount a hybrid flexes is dependent on the year and environment, but how it flexes is consistent. For example, a hybrid that flexes a lot in girth did so in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The same is true for length and depth of hybrids.

Bill and Missy Bauer do a little show and tell from 2020 hybrid plots.

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