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Product Overview

No yield drag here with this new Peking source SCN variety. L 1661 E3 combines the Rps1k and Rps6 phytopthora genes for heavy, wet soils. Excellent white mold and IDC tolerances make this a must have variety across Latham country. This variety checks all the boxes and should be the lead product on any farm. A medium-bush variety that excells when planted between 110-120K plants per acre. Sit back and get a bigger bin with this variety!

Key Features

  • Maturity 1.6 RM
  • Trait Enlist E3
  • Tech Sheet Download
  • Iron Clad

Hybrid Advantages

  • Peking source SCN with dual PRR genes
  • Excellent IDC and White Mold tolerances
  • Attractive plant type with excellent standability
  • Medium-bush plant that works well in all row widths
Field X Field
  • Highly Productive and Irrigated Fields 2
  • Moderately Productive / Average Fields 2
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields 2
Plant Characteristics
  • Relative Maturity 1.6
  • Emergence 0.0
  • Standability 0.0
  • Plant Height Medium
  • Plant Type Medium Bushy
  • Flower Color Purple
  • Pubescence Light Tawny
  • Pod Color Tan
  • Hilum Color Black
Defensive Characteristics & Disease Ratings
  • SCN Resistance Peking
  • Iron Chlorosis 1.5
  • Stress Tolerance 1.5
  • Phytophthora Root Rot K+6, 2.0
  • Brown Stem Rot 1.5
  • White Mold 1.5
  • Sudden Death 1.5
  • Charcoal Rot 0.0
  • Frog Eye 1.0
Herbicide Tolerance
  • Glyphosate Yes
  • Glufosinate Yes
  • Dicamba No
  • 2, 4-D Choline Yes
Placement
  • Preferred Row Spacing All
  • Soil Type All
  • No-Till Rating 2.0
Key
Rating Scale

1 = Excellent; 2 = Very Good; 3 = Good; 4 = Fair; 5 = Poor; N/A = Not Applicable

Herbicide Sensitivity

PI = Pigment Inhibitors; Pre PI = Pigment Inhibitors applied Pre-Emergence; SU = Sulfonylureas; GR = Growth Regulators

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Key
Rating Scale

1 = Excellent; 2 = Very Good; 3 = Good; 4 = Fair; 5 = Poor; N/A = Not Applicable

Phytophthora Root Rot Race Resistance

Resistant varieties carry the major gene reported to be resistant to these races: Rps1-a: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 15-18, 24, 26,27; Rps1-k: 1-11, 13-15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26; Rps6: 1-4, 10, 12, 14-16, 18-21, 25; Rps1-c: 1-3, 6-11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26; Rps3-a: 1-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 23, 25

Varieties containing these genes are resistant to the following races of Soybean Cyst Nematode:

Pl88788: F= 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14; Peking: P= 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15

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