The professional began the talk with LA VOZ DE TANDIL stating that “we, in the cultivation of corn, came to break paradigms, to offer the producer different alternatives, each one of which adapts to the different conditions that the producers have” and added that “When we started with the company in 2017, we found ourselves with a single type of corn mostly available to the producer, which was corn with a relative maturity of 118 to 122. And paradoxically, with that single type of corn available to the producer, there was talk of Agriculture. by Environments, of Precision Agriculture, of Variable Agriculture in yield, densities and fertilization and all variable, all very technological, but with only one type of hybrid available, that is why the first thing we did was name 3 groups of hybrids with names very characteristic for the producer to quickly identify us or pay attention to the fact that something different was available and that is how we came out with the groups of “los cortos”, “los petizos” and “las bestias” that offer different alternatives for the producer , different maturation groups, different behavior to diseases and different adaptability to different regions and needs of the producer”.
Novoa highlighted that “all these groups with the Viptera 3 technology give resistance to insects and resistance to herbicides such as glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium. The most specific group for the area is basically the group of short ones that are hybrids of relative maturity between 110 and 114 and that, for the area, with the sowings in November, allow us to reach physiological maturity without major problems in April and start with the entire drying period and arrive with receiving humidity and with the possibility of a harvest in the month of May without major problems”.
The maize specialist assured that “if we compare this with what was previously available, which would be within the group that we call “the beasts” we were going to have very high humidity during the month of April and basically we could harvest it dry in the month of August, September, because here, in the area, the relative humidity from the month of April, April, May remains the same throughout the winter and it is very difficult to achieve moisture loss in the corn crop, that is why the short ones are the hybrids more adapted to the area” and recalled that “today we are going to have a harvest of one of the shorts, the short with the highest yield potential available, 9741, and we are going to see its yield potential with a late sowing for the area for that hybrid , because it is planted at the end of November. But hey, it is for demonstration purposes, it is very important.”
Regarding news from the company in corn materials, he warned that “the new material that we are developing for the area is still in experimental condition, it is 0035, which adds Clearfield technology to the Viptera 3 technology with additional resistance to herbicides such as imidazolinones, the specific herbicide for corn within the clearfield technology, which is On Duty”.
Lastly, and when asked about the state of the corn in our area, he assured that “this was a good year for the area, it will depend a lot on the lot and the planting date. Here we are in this particular lot with the end date November, at this time we have to expect approximately 10,000/12,000 kg per hectare, but this year is a good year compared to the previous year, which was quite dry for the area. This is a very interesting year in the area. very good performance.”
