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LH 5740 CNV

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Product Overview

Outstanding late-season intactness and staygreen are just two of this hybrids attributes. It also carries excellent tolerance to Gosss Wilt and Northern Leaf Blight with very good scores for Gray Leaf Spot and Common Rust. Stalks and roots are very strong, making this an ideal product for tough corn-on-corn situations as long as an insecticide is used at planting. Its a very showy product all the way to harvest!

Key Features

Hybrid Advantages

  • Responds well to high-end nitrogen management
  • Exceptional staygreen and late-season health
  • Has the strength for continuous corn
  • Excellent tolerance to Goss’s Wilt and Northern Leaf Blight
Field X Field
  • Southern Moderately Productive / Average Fields Blight1
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields2

Agronomic Characteristics

  • Emergence1.5
  • Flowering for MaturityEqual
  • Early Vigor1.5
  • Stalk Strength1.9
  • Root Strength1.5
  • Stay Green1.5
  • Drydown3.5
  • Test Weight2.7
  • Drought Tolerance2.0
  • Herbicide SensitivityNone Known
  • Suggested Population28-36
  • Corn-on-Corn1.5

Plant Characteristics

  • Ear HeightMedium HIgh
  • Ear TypeSemi-Flex
  • Number of Kernel Rows18-20
  • Cob ColorRed
  • Husk CoverMedium Short
  • Shank LengthMedium
  • Leaf AngleSemi-Upright

Disease Ratings

  • Goss’s Wilt1.5
  • Common Rust2.0
  • Southern Leaf Blight2.0
  • Northern Leaf Blight1.5
  • Eye Spot2.0
  • Gray Leaf Spot2.0