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LH 4542 GT/LFY

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Product Overview

This is Lathams earliest version of our leafy, silage-specific hybrids. Excellent late-season plant health and growth make this robust hybrid a top choice for producers, who need an earlier maturing hybrid for northern production or late-planted forage needs. The hybrid gets to harvest moisture in timely fashion and its late-season plant health extends your silage harvest window. Its not intended for use as a grain hybrid.

Key Features

Hybrid Advantages

  • Hybrid has native drought tolerance
  • Tremendous staygreen and drought tolerance
  • Pink cob with huge ears
  • Exceptional tonnage with 12 leaves above the ear
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Agronomic Characteristics

  • Flowering for MaturityModerately Late
  • Early Vigor2.0
  • Stalk Strength2.5
  • Root Strength3.0
  • Stay Green1.5
  • Drydown3.0
  • Test Weight3.0
  • Drought Tolerance1.5
  • Foliar Fungicide2.0
  • Herbicide SensitivityNone Known
  • Suggested Population24-30
  • Corn-on-Corn3.0

Plant Characteristics

  • Ear HeightMedium HIgh
  • Ear TypeFlex
  • Number of Kernel Rows18-20
  • Cob ColorPink
  • Husk CoverLong
  • Shank LengthMedium Long
  • Leaf AngleConventional

Disease Ratings

  • Goss’s Wilt2.0
  • Northern Leaf Blight2.0
  • Gray Leaf Spot3.0