NK306 BGT Corn (NK306): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
NK306 BGT corn is a yellow GM hybrid corn variety, also sold or known as NK306 or NK306 Bt/GT. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2021 as NSIC 2021 GMCn 77. Syngenta Crop Protection AG bred it. It takes about 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain, with 10.82 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NK306 or NK306 Bt/GT, this is the same corn. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our corn variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Pagtatanim ng mais, step by step.
- Days to harvest: about 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain.
- Yield: 10.82 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 256.5 cm.
- Recommended for: Mindanao.
- Type: Yellow GM hybrid.
Key facts about NK306 BGT corn
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2021 GMCn 77 |
| Year approved | 2021 |
| Breeder or owner | Syngenta Crop Protection AG |
| Also known as | NK306, NK306 Bt/GT, Syngenta 306 |
| Type | Yellow GM hybrid |
| Days to harvest | about 103 days |
| Average yield | 10.82 t/ha |
| Plant height | 256.5 cm |
| Recommended area | Mindanao |
| Ear length (cm) | 18.5 |
| Shelling recovery (percent) | 77.69 |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
NK306 BGT corn takes about 103 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain. That is about the average of the 89 yellow GM hybrid corn varieties with a day count, 105.4 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 10.82 t/ha beats the average of its group, 8.13. It sits in the top quarter of its group. One tonne of shelled corn fills about 20 sacks of 50 kilograms. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives about 103 (wet season) in national trials.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Corn borer | Resistant | Held up well |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on Asian corn borer.
The pests and diseases that hit corn fields most often: Asian corn borer, banded leaf and sheath blight, Corn downy mildew, Corn ear rot, Corn earworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the grain is like
Its ears grew about 18.5 cm long in the trials. The shelling recovery was 77.69 percent, the share of the ear weight that comes off as grain. A higher share means more grain from every sack of ears.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: Up to 12 t/ha (company), 14.82 t/ha at DA 10's Claveria hillyland station (about 966 m above sea level), national trials averaged 10.82 t/ha in Mindanao.
- Traits in the seed: BGT (built in caterpillar protection plus glyphosate tolerance) per the DA derby names.
- Where: the trials in the Bukidnon and Claveria highlands (600 to 966 m).
- Resists lodging.
- Easy to dehusk.
- Big, well filled ears with good grain.
Why farmers know it: top yielder (14.82 t/ha) at the March 2022 derby at the Claveria hillyland station, and Syngenta's best entry (9.09 t/ha) in DA 10's dry season derby round. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual corn on the same ground.
Where and when to plant NK306 BGT corn
It is recommended for Mindanao. Start with the color your buyer pays for: yellow corn goes to feed mills, while white and glutinous corn go to the table. Next, pick between a hybrid, which yields more but needs new seed every season, and an open pollinated variety, whose seed you can save. Then match the island group in its recommendation, because trials in Luzon and Mindanao give different winners. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for corn.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCorn varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the corn varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- B9541R: about 103 days, 9.09 t/ha, 2015
- DK 9161 1(YG): 100 to 106 days, 7.4 t/ha, 2005
- DK 9051 1 (YG): 102 to 104 days, 7.59 t/ha, 2005
- 30Y34: 100 to 105 days, 6.77 t/ha, 2005
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