The Right Cultivars for the Job

Farming for the future means building your farming operation on a long-term vision and objectives that will keep you in business for generations. PANNAR is proud to support farmers and to partner with them to maximise farming enterprise profitability and growth. PANNAR offers the broadest crop portfolio on the continent with a diverse line-up of locally adapted varieties in each crop that vary in maturity and agronomic characteristics. Whatever your management style or farm system, we have a perfect fit for you. Coupled with our local expertise, we offer sound advice to farmers based on their unique needs.

WHITE HYBRIDS

The PANNAR white hybrid package is characterised by good performance, adaptability and stability across the different production regions with good risk management. The white package has exciting new top performers added for the coming season. In the dryland eastern region the PAN 3A-173 and PAN 4A-111 platforms form the backbone of the PANNAR package. In the western regions PAN 5R-791BR, PAN 5R-891BR (MON 89034) and PAN 5R-785BR (MON 89034) platforms are the core of the PANNAR white hybrid package. Under Irrigation the PAN 3A-173 platform is the first choice.

Ultra Early Package:

PAN 3R-573R:
Dryland: PAN 3R-573R is the stablemate of PAN 3A-173. This hybrid is well adapted to the high potential eastern production areas (Mpumalanga, eastern Free State and KwaZulu-Natal) at high plant populations of 45 000 to 60 000 plants per hectare.

High input irrigation (high yield; requires high management input including optimal water application): This hybrid is on par with the yellow ultra early hybrids and fits in well with a double-cropping production system under irrigation. It is recommended for all production regions under irrigation at high plant populations of 80 000 to 100 000 plants per hectare.

This hybrid exhibits a typical ultra early plant type and characteristics with an upright leaf growth habit, it tends not to tiller and has good standability. Under dryland conditions, this hybrid may be prolific. This hybrid produces a high ratio of grain to stover. It is well adapted to high plant populations with good general disease tolerance and good grain quality. In areas where high levels of Northern Corn Leaf Blight are encountered, the YIELDBOOST^® fungicide spray programme is recommended to curb the disease and protect the yield potential.

Medium Early Package:
PAN 5B-491B and PAN 5R-891BR:
Hybrids with the MON89034 second generation stalk borer resistance trait.
Dryland: These two new hybrids come from the same genetic background as PAN 5R-791BR and are highly prolific with the added advantage of second-generation stalk borer protection. They are well adapted to all production areas, especially the western production regions of the north western Free State and North West. They are strongly recommended to make up the core of a hybrid package, particularly in the west. The package is well adapted to the eastern production regions, including the north eastern Free State. PAN 5R-891BR is destined to become very popular.

YELLOW HYRBIDS

PANNAR’s formidable yellow maize package of ultra early, early and medium hybrids offers excellent options for dryland or irrigated production. The ultra early package has been reinforced with three new exceptional genetic platforms; PAN 3R-724BR, PAN 3R-786BR and PAN 3R-700BR, offering a substantial yield increase. These new genetic platforms have already established an excellent performance record under irrigation and in the high potential dryland production regions.

The early to medium growth classes see the addition of four new exciting hybrids to bolster the PANNAR yellow package. In particular; the PAN 5A-182, PAN 4R-672R and PAN 6R-710BR platforms delivered outstanding performance the past production season.

Ultra Early Package:
PAN 3A-124, PAN 3R-524R and PAN 3R-724BR:
High input irrigation: This is the most exciting platform with excellent results under irrigation. PAN 3R-724BR achieved first place in the PANNAR irrigation evaluation trials for the past two seasons – outcompeting the runner-up by a significant margin. The plant type lends itself to high plant populations from 95 000 to 100 000 plants per hectare. These hybrids distinguish themselves with good yield and stability in all production areas. PAN 3A-124 is intended to replace the well-known PAN 6126.

Dryland: This platform is a good choice for the high potential regions of the eastern Highveld and KwaZulu-Natal. The plant type of these hybrids lends itself to high plant populations of 45 000 to 60 000 plants per hectare under dryland production conditions.

Typical ultra early hybrids with an upright leaf growth habit that can be planted at higher plant populations. They tend to produce a fixed ear that is advantageous under high potential conditions that require high plant populations. This platform is the quickest in the PANNAR ultra early range and produces an attractive grain type that dries down rapidly. Even in high plant population conditions, standability is excellent. Where leaf diseases usually occur, the YIELDBOOST^® fungicide spray programme is recommended to protect the yield potential.

PAN 3R-586R and PAN 3R-786BR:
High input irrigation: Two exciting additions to the irrigation package, thoroughly trialled over many seasons, they have proved to be bulletproof. These hybrids can be planted with confidence and will add stability to your package. They rapidly progress to tasselling and physiological maturation.

Dryland: These hybrids perform well in the high potential areas such as the eastern Highveld regions (Mpumalanga and eastern Free State) and especially KwaZulu-Natal. With features like strong seedling vigour, good tolerance against leaf disease and good standability, these ultra early hybrids are a sure choice. Plant at a plant population at least 20-30% higher than the medium group of hybrids (≥45 000 plants per hectare).

They are almost as quick as the previous package and show good tolerance against leaf diseases, especially Phaeosphaeria and Grey Leaf Spot. They tolerate heat stress well, a good attribute for the warm Northern Cape.

PAN 3R-500R and PAN 3R-700BR:
High input irrigation: Very well adapted in all production areas under irrigation at plant populations of 80 000 to100 000 plants per hectare. They delivered excellent performance and stability in PANNAR trials under irrigation. They are intended to supplement and replace PAN 3Q-740BR and PAN 3P-502R. This platform delivers high volume and quality silage.

Dryland: Well adapted to the eastern production areas, they perform well under dryland and should be planted at plant populations 20-30% higher than normally planted in these areas.

Attractive plant type with good standability and ear placement. It produces good quality semi-flint grain. These hybrids show good tolerance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight. However, where leaf diseases usually occur, the YIELDBOOST^® fungicide spray programme is recommended to protect the yield potential.

Early Package:
PAN 4A-156:
Dryland: A new hybrid especially well adapted to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the eastern Free State. With its excellent top-end yield potential, this is a hybrid for your higher potential fields. A higher plant population is recommended as it tends to produce a single ear. It has the ability produce more rows on the cobs than the average hybrid and can range up to 22 rows. This is a good stablemate for PAN 4A-172.

Irrigation: It fits in where only a single crop of maize is grown under irrigation or supplementary irrigation. A plant population of not more than 60 000 plants per hectare is recommended.

Good overall tolerance against leaf diseases especially Phaeosphaeria.

PAN 4R-672R:
Dryland: PAN 4R-672R is the stablemate of PAN 4A-172, a proven performer that has distinguished itself as a top performer in PANNAR’s hybrid evaluation trials over the past two years and especially in the eastern Free State. This excellent early yellow hybrid is a great choice for the eastern Highveld (Mpumalanga and the eastern Free State).

This hybrid offers good agronomic balance and tends to carry the ears low on the stalk. Standability is very good. In areas where Northern Corn Leaf Blight is a problem, the YIELDBOOST^® fungicide spray programme is recommended to control the disease and protect the yield potential.

PAN 4R-728BR:
Dryland: This hybrid in the early growth class has good tolerance to Brown Rust and an excellent yield potential. It is well adapted to the entire eastern production region and should be considered for high potential lands where it will be afforded the opportunity to reach its full potential. This agronomically well balanced hybrid can handle higher plant populations very comfortably.

Irrigation: It fits in where only a single crop of maize is grown under irrigation or supplementary irrigation. A plant population of up to 70 000 plants per hectare is recommended.

Medium Early Package:
PAN 5A-190 and PAN 5R-590R:
Dryland: A new medium early platform that is a perfect fit for the eastern production region. It is well adapted to Mpumalanga and the eastern Free State. The large plant type lends itself to silage production.

These hybrids have excellent early vigour, tend to produce a single cob and have good standability. A very healthy plant with good general disease tolerance especially to Diplodia and Brown Rust.

PAN 5A-154 and PAN 5R-554R:
Dryland: These two medium early hybrids are exciting additions to the PANNAR package. In the 2016/17 season these hybrids performed exceptionally in the PANNAR cultivar evaluation programme over a wide range of environmental conditions, which indicates good yield stability and adaptability. They can be prolific at lower plant populations. They maintain their ear size (fixed-ear type) and produce grain with a deep orange colour. PAN 5A-154 is a good stablemate for PAN 5A-182 and recommended as part of a yellow package to hedge against environmental risk.

Irrigation: These hybrids can be planted with great success where only a single crop is planned under irrigation or supplementary irrigation.

These hybrids have good standability and general disease tolerance with good tolerance against Diplodia Cob Rot.

SOYBEAN CULTIVARS
PANNAR’s soybean cultivars are the top achievers in national trials year after year – the fruits of the most comprehensive soybean evaluation programme in South Africa. The package is a proven and safe choice with unparalleled stability at different yield potential levels and over different production regions. PANNAR offers full range of maturity classes that will cover almost all planting date/production area combinations.

PANNAR has access to the very best commercial soybean cultivars, either locally bred or accessed from around the world. PANNAR’s policy is to release the best varieties possible into the South African market, regardless of where they originate. What you can always count on, is that if a cultivar appears in our cultivar range, it has already been thoroughly tested by the most comprehensive evaluation programme in the country.

PAN 1644R
If you currently plant PAN 1623R, you need to try PAN 1644R. It fits into the six-maturity class and is ideal to complement a soy package in the temperate and warm dryland areas. It has very similar attributes to PAN 1623R, but has some improved features that make it even more versatile.

PAN 1653R
A narrow leaf type like the PAN 737R, a cultivar that did very well a few years ago, with the advantage of better light penetration into the canopy. It is slightly shorter in height than the other cultivars in the medium and late growth classes with good standability and wide area adaptation. It is a six-maturity cultivar and is ideal to complement a soy package in the temperate and warm dryland areas.

PAN 1521R and PAN 1623R are two established cultivars with exceptional performance and are complemented by PAN 1532R, a slightly quicker alternative and the two new additions to our range; PAN 1644R and PAN 1653R.

WHEAT CULTIVARS
PANNAR’s offers solid wheat options for both dryland and irrigated wheat production. The excellent track record in the ARC Small Grains Institute’s national trials confirms the package’s excellent yield potential and adaptability in the various local production regions.

PAN 3541:
PANNAR is a “one-stop seed supplier” in the various irrigation areas. The package of Spring types boasts high potential irrigation cultivars that are divided into three growing period classes: medium late, medium and medium early. The package consists of PAN 3497, PAN 3471, PAN 3541 and PAN 3400. PAN 3497 with its slightly longer growing period compared to PAN 3471, it is more suitable for early plantings. PAN 3400, with a quick growing period and excellent yield potential is ideal for later plantings. PAN 3541 is a new medium growing season cultivar, destined as the new flagship and to replace PAN 3471 in the future. PAN 3541 is PANNAR's new generation cultivar in the medium growth class. PAN 3541 sets a new standard for yield in this growth class which will ensure that the cultivar will become the new PANNAR flagship cultivar. PAN 3541 has good straw strength, standability and tolerance against the prevailing Stripe and Leaf rust pathotypes.