Mycogen Seeds announces the addition of four new soybean varieties to its lineup.

"We are pleased to offer these new, outstanding varieties to growers," says Keith Porter, Marketing Specialist, Mycogen Seeds. "These varieties match the needs of nearly every soil type and grower goal."

New Soybean Varieties

Featuring very good tolerance to IDC, 5A009RR is a thin canopy variety with excellent emergence. A top choice for no-till and high-density solid seeding, this variety performs best in narrow rows at higher plant populations.

A strong companion to 5B008RR with a similar seed size, 5A009RR provides excellent tolerance to white mold. Additionally, this is a lower maturity variety that moves south well.

A medium height, dark-green variety, 5B170RR has a medium-bushy canopy and is a strong choice for wide rows or low-density solid seeding. This variety has genetic resistance and excellent field tolerance to Phytophthora root rot, making it a good choice for poorly drained soils.

An excellent performer from Michigan through South Dakota, 5B170RR provides tolerance to areas with a history of white mold. Additionally, this variety is coupled with resistance to brown stem rot and has good IDC tolerance for fields with high pH.

A high-yielding cyst resistance variety, 5N320RR replaces 5N327RR. This variety features a medium height and a bushy canopy. It performs well in both narrow and wide rows, and offers very good protection against Phytophthora and Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), making it a great choice for poorly drained soils.

A top choice for fields with high soybean cyst nematode populations, 5N320RR performs the best in favorable, high-yield environments. Additionally, it is an early maturing relative of the popular 5N351RR.

A tall cyst nematode-resistant variety with a medium-bushy canopy, 5N441RR is a very high-yielding variety that performs best in wide rows or low-density solid seeding. It also features very good emergence that promotes uniform stands and has good tolerance to SDS.

This variety is a top choice for fields with high soybean cyst nematode populations and provides very good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot and stem canker.

"These new soybean varieties provide the latest solutions to disease and insect problems," Porter concludes. "We are pleased to offer growers such fine products for the 2007 growing season."

For more information about these new soybean varieties or other Mycogen products, growers may contact their local Mycogen Seeds dealer or sales representative.

Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading grain corn hybrids, the market leader in Silage-Specific™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information on Mycogen brand products, visit www.mycogen.com.

Contact Information
Name: Rosie Pitones Dunasky
Communications Manager, Mycogen Seeds
Phone: 317-337-4571
email: rpitones@dow.com

Name: Jordanna Carstensen
Bader Rutter & Associates
Phone: 262-938-5457
email: jcarstensen@bader-rutter.com