Impressive plant health and starch quantity. Plants have wide leaves and are taller in stature. Leading plant health and stay green widen the silage harvest window. Ears are blocky with very good starch quantity. Position in and north of maturity zone under moderate populations. Maintains ear size under less favourable environments. Ideal for continuous corn acres.
Highlights
- Increased starch value
- Superior leaf disease tolerance
- Extended harvest window
Traits and Technology
SmartStax® RIB Complete® Corn
Product Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| Final Population | 32-34 |
| Plant Height |    |
| Emergence | Very Good |
| Flowering | Medium |
| Anther Colour | Pink |
| Glume Colour | Green |
| Silk Colour | Pale Green |
| Ear Height | Medium |
| Leaf Angle | Semi-Upright |
Very Poor (1)
Excellent (9)
Ear Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| Ear Type | Semi-Determinate |
| Kernel Texture | Medium |
| Cob Colour | Red |
| Husk Cover | Adequate |
| Shank Length | Medium |
| Harvest Position | Upright |
Disease Ratings
Disease ratings are based on the severity of infection.
Very Poor (1)
Excellent (9)
Traits and Technology
SmartStax® RIB Complete® Corn
SmartStax® provides the most advanced hybrid stack of herbicide tolerance and insect protection traits against European Corn Borer, Black Cutworm and Corn Rootworm. The 5% non-Bt refuge corn is blended in every bag. Just fill the planter and go for convenient refuge compliance. Roundup Ready® Corn 2 Technology and LibertyLink® System tolerant. Hybrids with the SmartStax® trait should be the number one choice for corn on corn acres.
View Legal Disclaimers
Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. Trecepta® RIB Complete® Corn has been approved for import into Australia/New Zealand, Colombia, China, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, United States and all individual biotech traits approved for import into the European Union. Please check biotradestatus.com for trait approvals in other geographies. Any other Monsanto commercial biotech products mentioned here have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship.
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® 2 Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate. Glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Insect control technology provided by Vip3A is utilized under license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG. RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design™, Roundup Ready®, SmartStax®, Trecepta® and VT Double PRO® are trademarks of Bayer Group. Used under license. Agrisure Viptera® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta group company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of BASF. Used under license. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license.
