Genetics constantly evolve. And every year, seed companies invest in their development, thinking about the characteristics of each region. Thus, they design their hybrids and varieties, taking into account the different agroecological environments of the Argentine agricultural geography. This implies considering the agronomic characteristics of each of them, measuring rainfall regimes, resistance to insects and the expected yields with the proper management of each genetic material.
Synthesizing these premises in its motto “the field tests you, with NK you always perform”, NK Semillas is in Expoagro 2024 with its plot, in which it presents launches for the brand’s three crops: corn, sunflower and soybeans. This is the NK 835 VIPTERA3 corn hybrid, the shortest in its portfolio suitable for both early and late sowing dates; the sunflower, NK 3979 CLHO, which offers the highest yield for the high oleic segment, and the new soybean variety Enlist® 47X24 E STS NK, with greater resistance to weeds.
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Good campaign
Andrés Caggiano, Product Development Manager at NK Semillas He highlighted that, after the rains, “the campaign is going to be good and that will be noticeable in the producer’s spirit.” About corn NK 835 VIPTERA3highlighted that «it is a product that is versatile for all types of environments and sowing dates, due to its health, its performance, its stability and its economy.»
As for the new sunflower NK 3979 CL high leico, specified that “it is a high-performance hybrid and sets the performance ceiling in that segment,” also providing “a good health profile and stability in the high oleic content.” And he added that “the producer likes sunflowers,” a crop that “we have always located in the extreme areas of the country, both in the north and in the south, but which is beginning to be seen more and more in the south of Córdoba, in the center of Santa Fe and in the north of Buenos Aires. These are less marginal areas and belong to the Core Region, the region with the highest grain yield in the Argentine Pampa Húmeda.
In soybeans, NK presented its second Enlist variety, launched by the brand, the 47X24 E STS NK, “complete for its technology and also for its performance, with high potential for yield and stability in the medium 4 segment,” highlighted Caggiano, who It combines two technologies such as Enlist and STS for the management of difficult weeds.
Digital tools
Meanwhile, regarding the digital tools that NK Semillas provides to the producer, Caggiano highlighted that crops must be accompanied more and more, not only with products but with service and digital tools. for performance maximization. “We are advising producers with specific management tools, to manage fertilizer and seed inputs, by environments within the producer’s lot. Thus, in low-performance environments they are applied in smaller quantities and in higher-performance ones, in larger quantities,” he explained.
In this regard, the plot has Growing Stations, where producers obtain technical information and adjusted responses, using the NK System. This is the tool that offers positioning and management recommendations for corn, sunflower and soybeans, suitable for each reality according to the batch data.
At the same time, during Expoagro, producers can also interact with the Cropwise platform, a digital solutions platform, through which producers can create Specific Management prescriptions for planting NK corn and sunflower hybrids.