Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., is introducing 19 new Pioneer® brand soybean varieties with top-end yield potential and key defensive traits. Leading the way are varieties with resistance to soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and Phytophthora root rot as well as tolerance to sudden death syndrome (SDS), iron chlorosis, brown stem rot (BSR) and white mold.

"The key to these new generation soybeans are the Pioneer genetics that deliver exceptional yields," says Marv Wilson, soybean marketing director for Pioneer. "Our 'M-series' varieties offer an unprecedented yield advantage over the competition with defensive trait packages that producers require."

All but one of the new varieties for 2005 contains the Roundup Ready¹ gene. The new varieties range in maturity from Group 000 for Manitoba to Group VI for southern U.S. growers.

Pioneer variety 90M60, for example, is a mid-Group 0 variety with excellent tolerance to iron chlorosis. The variety shows an outstanding yield advantage of nearly 3 bushels an acre in on-farm comparisons across North Dakota and Minnesota.

Pioneer variety 91M51 is a mid-Group I maturity soybean with good tolerance to iron chlorosis, white mold and resistance to Phytophthora root rot. The multi-race Phytophthora resistant Pioneer variety 92M32 is an early mid-Group II variety with exceptional BSR resistance and outstanding frogeye leaf spot tolerance. 92M32 out-yielded competitive varieties on average this fall by 1.7 bushels per acre.

Pioneer variety 92M91 has excellent yield potential with superb standability and field emergence. This late Group II variety has a multi-race Phytophthora resistance, excellent BSR and good white mold tolerance. 92M91 has also out-yielded competitive varieties by an average of 4.4 bushels an acre in over 450 on-farm weigh comparisons across the Midwest.

An early Group III maturity soybean, Pioneer variety 93M10 has SCN resistance as well as very good SDS tolerance. 93M10 has won more than 70 percent of 300 on-farm weigh comparisons, out-yielding the competition by 3 bushels an acre across the Midwest.

New Pioneer variety 93M11 out-yielded the competition by an average of more than 4.5 bushels an acre in over 550 farm comparisons. Also containing multi-race Phytophthora resistance, 93M11 is an early Group III variety with very good SDS tolerance. It also has outstanding field emergence and standability and is well adapted to reduced-tillage practices.

Pioneer variety 93M92, a late Group III variety, is Phytophthora resistant and has very good SDS tolerance. This variety has also out-yielded competitive varieties by an average of 3.5 bushels an acre across on-farm comparisons in Ohio and Indiana.

A late Group IV variety, Pioneer variety 94M90 is another with outstanding yield potential. 94M90 has excellent resistance to SCN race 3 with very good SDS and Phytophthora field tolerance. This strong emerging and standing variety has good tolerance to frogeye leaf spot as well.

Visit with your local Pioneer sales professional for more information on these and other new Pioneer soybean varieties for 2005.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont, is the world's leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics, crop protection solutions and quality crop systems to customers in nearly 70 countries. DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.

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