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LH 5949 SS RIB

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Product Overview

This product features a very wide area of adaptation. It performs well across Nebraska, Iowa and into Illinois and from U.S. 20 south. The ear type is medium between flex and determinate, allowing this hybrid to respond to high management and also to variable soils. It has an excellent score for Gosss Wilt and is very good against Northern and Southern Leaf Blights. It is the SmartStax version of LH 5847 VT2 PRO.

Key Features

  • Maturity109.00 RM
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Hybrid Advantages

  • SmartStax version of LH 5847 VT2 PRO
  • Excellent scores for Gosss Wilt and Leaf Blights
  • Moderate ear flex; responds to high management
  • Widely adapted east to west and north to south
Field X Field
  • Southern Moderately Productive / Average Fields Blight1
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields2

Agronomic Characteristics

  • Emergence2.5
  • Flowering for MaturityModerately Late
  • Early Vigor2.5
  • Stalk Strength2.5
  • Root Strength2.0
  • Stay Green3.0
  • Drydown2.5
  • Test Weight2.5
  • Drought Tolerance3.0
  • Herbicide SensitivityNone Known
  • Suggested Population30-36
  • Corn-on-Corn1.5

Plant Characteristics

  • Ear HeightMedium
  • Ear TypeMedium
  • Number of Kernel Rows16-18
  • Cob ColorRed
  • Husk CoverMedium
  • Shank LengthMedium
  • Leaf AngleSemi-Upright

Disease Ratings

  • Goss’s Wilt1.5
  • Common Rust2.0
  • Southern Leaf Blight2.0
  • Northern Leaf Blight2.0
  • Gray Leaf Spot3.0