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LH 5049 SS RIB NON RETURNABLE

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Product Overview

This hybrid was a Top 5 finisher in our 2019 MiniStrip testing and is the SmartStax brother to LH 5047. A great disease package and an attractive plant structure that holds very well to harvest are its key attributes. Performance in our MIniStrips showed strong adaptation to environments east to west.

Key Features

  • Maturity100.00 RM
  • Trait
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Hybrid Advantages

  • SmartStax version of LH 5047 VT2 PRO
  • Placed in the top of the 2019 MiniStrip test
  • Helps build a great SmartStax package
  • Responds well to higher populations
Field X Field
  • Southern Moderately Productive / Average Fields Blight1
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields1

Agronomic Characteristics

  • Emergence1.8
  • Flowering for MaturityModerately Early
  • Early Vigor2.0
  • Stalk Strength2.0
  • Root Strength2.0
  • Stay Green2.0
  • Drydown3.0
  • Test Weight2.0
  • Drought Tolerance3.0
  • Foliar Fungicide2.0
  • Herbicide SensitivityNone Known
  • Suggested Population30-36
  • Corn-on-Corn2.0

Plant Characteristics

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

Disease Ratings

  • Goss’s Wilt2.0
  • Northern Leaf Blight3.0
  • Anthracnose Stalk RotASR
  • Gray Leaf Spot2.0