What’s in a name? Lots of information about NK^® corn!

We’ve created a consistent, straightforward naming convention to help you understand key agronomic information about our corn hybrids and Agrisure^® trait stacks at a glance.

Consider this example:

The name can tell us a lot about this hybrid:

NK	86	18	-	5122	A
Hybrid series: All hybrids within this series were developed from the same base genetics.	Relative maturity (RM): Represents the number of days before the plant reaches physiological maturity (blacklayer).	Randomized numbers: Used to differentiate between hybrids with the same RM.		Trait package: Identifies the hybrid’s Agrisure trait package	Artesian: Indicates the presence of Agrisure Artesian® water-optimizing technology.

We can get an even clearer idea of what this hybrid offers if we understand how to unpack the Agrisure trait package naming system too.

Agrisure	Duracade	5	1	2	2	A	E-Z Refuge®
Master brand	Brand suffix	Technology series	Traits
			Number of modes of action to control broad lepidopteran pests.	Number of modes of action to control corn borer.	Number of modes of action to control corn rootworm.	Artesian	Integrated, single-bag refuge: Indicates products that contain 5% hybrid seed without insect control traits.

Ready for more?

Explore our website to learn more about the Agrisure traits available for the 2022 growing season.

You can also use our online corn seed finder to narrow down a list of hybrids suited to the crop heat units (CHU) in your region.