Crop × region varieties

Corn varieties for the Corn Belt South.

1 reviewed variety for the Corn Belt South. Transition climate from humid East to semi-arid West. Western parts depend on irrigation; eastern parts are dryland. Drought tolerance is a primary variety selection criterion.

180-day avg season
18–42" rain/yr
3 states

DEKALB DKC Full-Season Corn
Good
Bayer Crop Science (DEKALB)
DEKALB drought-tolerance positioning is well-suited to the Western Corn Belt where dryland acres see meaningful yield variability driven by July rainfall. Goss's wilt resistance matters in continuous-corn rotations common in irrigated Nebraska.

Verify with university trials

The trial reports below are the source of record for variety performance in the Corn Belt South. Bookmark them and pull the current report each spring before ordering seed.

University of Missouri Variety Testing →
Kansas State Variety Trials →
University of Nebraska CropWatch →

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