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LH 2642 RR

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Product Overview

With great yield potential and quick drydown, LH 2642 RR will set the bar high for performance and agronomic stability under 79 RM. Higher plant populations are necessary to achieve maximum yields of heavy test weight grain on its determinate ear type. A medium-tall plant with very good early vigor, stalk, and root ratings combined with rapid drydown makes LH 2642 RR a top choice for northern growers.

Key Features

Hybrid Advantages

  • Great yield potential when kept in zone and north
  • Responds to higher plant populations and management styles
  • Very good stalks and roots with improved early plant vigor
  • Medium-tall plant with very good drydown and grain test weight
Field X Field
  • Southern Moderately Productive / Average Fields Blight1
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields3

Agronomic Characteristics

  • Emergence2.0
  • Flowering for MaturityEqual
  • Early Vigor2.0
  • Stalk Strength2.0
  • Root Strength2.0
  • Stay Green2.5
  • Drydown2.0
  • Test Weight2.0
  • Drought Tolerance3.0
  • Herbicide SensitivityNone Known
  • Suggested Population34-38
  • Corn-on-Corn4.0

Plant Characteristics

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

Disease Ratings

  • Goss’s Wilt2.5
  • Common Rust1.0
  • Northern Leaf Blight2.0
  • Gray Leaf Spot2.5