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Horizon Ag Clearfield® varieties offer excellent in-field performance and high yield potential that rivals hybrids at a lower cost of seed, plus the quality grain and cooking properties that major food companies and mills demand. Farmers know they can count on Clearfield varieties for cleaner fields and top-end performance potential.

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CLL18

RIVALS HYBRID YIELD POTENTIAL

CLL18 is a University of Arkansas bred variety that has consistently outyielded CLL16 by about 5% in Arkansas trials. CLL18 does not offer the level of blast resistance of CLL16 and should be planted in areas not prone to blast. Since CLL18 is earlier maturing, it is a good planting partner with CLL16, allowing farmers to stretch out harvest.

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AT A GLANCE

  • Very high-yield potential with a conventional stature and excellent stalk strength
  • Matures five days earlier than CLL16
  • Good milling with low chalk, harvest above 15% grain moisture content
  • High field tolerance to sheath blight
  • Widely adapted across the Southern U.S.
  • Amylose 2 class cereal chemistry (intermediate amylose, intermediate gel temperature)

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Plant Height¹: 42 inches
  • 50% Heading²: 85 days
  • Lodging: Moderately Susceptible

AGRONOMICS

  • Seed/lb³: 18,349
  • Seeding rate⁴: 55-65 lb/A
  • Nitrogen rate⁵: 120-160 lb N/A
Disease RatingsVSSMSMRR
Sheath BlightO
Blast*O
Straight HeadO
Bacterial Panicle Blight*O
Narrow Brown Leaf Spot*O
Kernel SmutO
False SmutO
LodgingO
VS = Very SusceptibleS = SusceptibleMS = Moderately SusceptibleMR = Moderately ResistantR = Resistant

    *Reactions may differ due to variability of strains among pathogens.

    • 1 Height will vary with plant density and environmental conditions.
    • 2 Maturity varies with geographical region and environmental conditions in a given year.
    • 3 Seed/lb is not an exact number; it is an average from multiple samples harvested over a wide geography.
    • 4 Optimal drill-seeded planting rate is only for fungicide treated seed. If using non-treated seed, the seeding rate should be increased by a minimum of 10 lb/A.
    • 5 Optimal nitrogen rate varies from field to field. The high end should be reserved for heavy clay soils and fields where rice is followed by rice. Using the high end of the nitrogen and seeding rate recommendations may increase the incidence of disease. Please scout and treat the Clearfield® varieties accordingly. The NSt*R program is recommended where applicable and has been shown to decrease incidences of disease and lodging. Please contact your local Cooperative Extension office for more information.

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