Schlessman® Hybrid Popcorn
Schlessman Popcorn Hybrids
Performance Genetics™ for the World's Finest Brands
Schlessman Seed Company is a major world producer of proprietary popcorn hybrids for commercial processors. The hybrid popcorn varieties listed here have been released from our own research program and are available for commercial production or testing purposes.
Schlessman Seed Company's breeding program is geared to generate the hybrid popcorn varieties that are characteristically high expansion and high yielding. Overall taste and tenderness are also a consideration in selecting the hybrids produced by our company.
Some of our hybrids are OECD certified for export to the European Union. Please look below for more information on all of our varieties, including OECD status.
Schlessman® Premium Yellow Popcorn Hybrids
Early and Medium Maturity Butterfly Flake Hybrids
SH 2662
Early Maturity
- Very early flowering popcorn hybrid
- 58 kernel / 10g kernel size
- Butterfly expansion of 44-46 MWVT
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SH 3080
Early Maturity
- High yields
- 58 kernels per 10g
- Excellent butterfly expansion of 47-49 MWVT
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SH 3082
Early Maturity
- Excellent yields
- Large kernel size at 48 kernels per 10g
- Butterfly expansion of 41-43 MWVT
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SH 3111
Medium Early Maturity
- Outstanding eating quality popcorn
- 68 kernels per 10g with excellent color
- Butterfly expansion of 46-49 MWVT
- Excellent yields, excels at high populations up to 40k+
- Strong stalks and roots with excellent disease resistance
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SH 3077
OECD Certified
Early Late Maturity
- Competitive yields while maintaining good eating quality
- Grain is very similar to SH 3064, can be used as a direct replacement
- Butterfly flakes with expansions of 44 - 46 MWVT
- Kernel size of 65k per 10 grams
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SH 3064
OECD Certified
Medium Maturity
- Excellent stalk and root strength
- Average kernel size of 65 kernels per 10g
- Butterfly expansion of 45-47 MWVT
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SH 4020
Medium Maturity
- Very large kernels in 47 - 52 per 10g range
- Expansion of 40 - 41 MWVT with a very large butterfly flake
- Economic hybrid with good yield potential
- Suitable for coating
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SH 4044
Medium Maturity
- Very healthy plant with strong stalks and roots
- 56 kernels per 10g
- 47-49 MWVT expansions
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SH 4197
Medium Maturity
- Yield Leader!
- Butterfly expansion of 42 to 45 MWVT
- Large 54 kernels per 10g
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SH 4050
Medium Maturity
- Big Yield, Big Kernel, Big Expansion
- Butterfly expansion of 46 to 50 MWVT
- Large 51 kernels per 10g
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SH 4862
OECD Certified
Medium Late Maturity
- One of the top hybrids in the industry for stalk and root strength
- Yields are always above plot mean at all locations year after year
- MWVT of 43 - 45 and large kernel size of 64 kernels per 10g is normal
- Handles stress very well
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Schlessman® Mushroom Hybrids
Bred for the Specialty Coated Product Producer
SH 610M
Medium Late Maturity
- 65% to 75% or higher mushroom flakes (balls)
- Expansion of 37-39 MWVT
- Kernel size of 52k/10g
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SH 612M
OECD Certified
Medium Late Maturity
- Consistently produces 60% or higher mushroom flakes (balls) with a MWVT of 37 - 38
- Excellent stalk and root lodging scores
- Very competitive yields
- Great eating quality adds to SH 612M’s popularity
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SH 652M
Medium Late Maturity
- Medium maturity mushroom hybrid
- Strong yields with BIG 40 kernels per 10g
- Hulls shed easily on popped kernels
- Consistent, 85% round ball formation
- A must try hybrid for mushroom/ball type flake users
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SH 687M
Medium Late Maturity
- Medium maturity mushroom hybrid
- Big yields with 42 kernels per 10g
- MWVT of 29-30
- Up to 98% round ball formation
- Very healthy plant
- Good disease resistances
Schlessman® Premium White Popcorn Hybrids
High Quality White Butterfly Flake Hybrids
