This is the third edition to include results from multiple sites and multiple years. This means that some hybrid results
For the 2018/19 season we continued with eight trial sites, with one of the maize seed companies in the programme hosting, managing and harvesting MPT trials. The MPT system relies on companies collaborating and including their cultivars for the overall good of the industry. We encourage you to use the information in this booklet to help you make sound hybrid selection decisions.are given as averages from five different season, and from up to 17 separate trials. Data from multiple seasons for a maize hybrid’s performance is more valuable than results from a single season as they show the hybrid’s ability to perform over seasons with different weather patterns. Ultimately, the most consistent performers will rise to the top of multiple year results. The more trials a cultivar has been in, the more confidence can be taken from its reported performance.
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