# KSU Assesses Yield Potential of Drought-Tolerant Corn | CropWatch | Nebraska

> Kansas State University Extension reports 2012-15 trials comparing drought-tolerant corn hybrids with standard non-drought-tolerant counterparts. The results show DT hybrids perform better as water stress increases, and some Bt hybrids offer insurance against drought in dryland corn.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Kansas, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65367-ksu-assesses-yield-potential-of-drought-tolerant-corn-cropwatch-nebraska
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The research supports hybrid choice under drought risk but does not change current supply or prices. Its relevance to feed buyers is long-term crop resilience.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-04 | [Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60455-drought-tolerant-corn-accounted-for-about-40-percent-of-corn-acreage-in-drought.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
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| CORN | 2019-04-01 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59923-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-united-states-research-commercialization-and.md) | +0.2% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the U.S., New Report from USDA’s Economic Research Service \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60958-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usda-s-economic-research.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-18 | [Soybean Marketing: Preparing for the August WASDE Report \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69986-soybean-marketing-preparing-for-the-august-wasde-report-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- cropwatch.unl.edu: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2018/ksu-assesses-yield-potential-drought-tolerant-corn/

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