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22 Sugar Producer NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 VARIETIES | By Seedex Staff Expect the Best Seedex Seed Produces Results Seedex's strong genetics are precisely what it takes to produce the results growers expect. Seedex provides growers with multi- faceted disease tolerance, faster emergence and uniform stands. The strong vigor and purity of Seedex genetics ultimately results in good yield and sugar performance. Michigan Sugar growers have watched Seedex genetics improve and exceed expectations, moving to the top in both the OVTs and Sugarbeet Advancement Trials. SX 1264 was new in 2018 and was in the top five varieties last year. It is once again looking very good in regards to Cercospora and root aphid tolerance, and excellent recoverable white sucrose per acre (RWSA). Growers are already asking about it for 2019. SX 1243 was in the top three varieties in RWSA across all trials the past three years, and continues to be a high-performing variety. With excellent Aphanomyces, Cercospora and Alternaria tolerance, it will yield and produce across Michigan and Ontario growing areas. SX 1245N is an excellent nematode variety with good Cercospora and Rhizoctonia tolerance. It was one of the top in RWSA the last two years in Sugarbeet Advancement Trials, across all Michigan Sugar Company trials, and in the nematode nursery. It is a vigorous variety capable of producing while handling multiple stresses. American Crystal Sugar growers in the Red River Valley will have a good choice of varieties to plant in 2019. The high purity of Seedex Variety trials are an important part of screening for quality, yield and disease tolerance. These American Crystal Seedex varieties were in Seedex's proprietary trial near Drayton, N.D. The strong vigor and uniform emergence of Seedex genetics lead to better stand establishment, improved purity and more sugar per acre when these beets are harvested.