P7179

P7179 was launched in 2023. It is an extra early maturity flint grain textured hybrid suitable for sowing on less favourable sites and favourable sites where an early harvest is sought. In PACTS trials it has shown itself to be the earliest maturity hybrid in the Pioneer range. It has given an average dry matter content of 39.4% in favourable PACTS trials over four years and 30 locations. On less favourable sites P7179 has given an average dry matter content of 37.8% over 29 locations and four years of testing.

In addition to its extra early maturity P7179 has given very high starch contents and very high relative starch yields. On favourable PACTS locations it has given an average starch content of 39.4% and on less favourable locations a starch content of 37.8%. P7179 has shown good plant to plant consistency with regular and consistently sized primary ears on each plant. It can set grain on a second ear in optimum situations.

P7179 has shown very good resistance to Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae) with a PACTS resistance score of 8.0. Good plant health reduces the incidence of premature senescence. P7179 is suitable for biogas production if the site requires an extra early maturity hybrid. P7179 has given a predicted gas yield on less favourable sites of 334 litres / kg of dry matter and a total yield of 5,061,109 litres per hectare.