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Product Overview

LH 6180 is the conventional version of LH 6187. Its widely adapted across Latham Country. It produces big, girthy ears with very thick and very deep kernels. Optimal performance will be at higher populations with attention to top-end management. Its rated very good against Gosss Wilt and Northern Leaf Blight. It responds very well to a foliar fungicide application. Roots and stalks are very good. If an insecticide is used for rootworm control, this hybrid can handle tough corn-on-corn situations.

Key Features

Hybrid Advantages

  • Conventional version of LH 6187 VT2 PRO DG
  • Extremely deep kernels on a girthy ear
  • Wide range of adaptability
  • Foliar fungicide recommended for top-end yields
Field X Field
  • Southern Moderately Productive / Average Fields Blight 1
  • Less Productive / Stressed Fields 2
Agronomic Characteristics
  • Emergence 2.5
  • Flowering for Maturity 0.0
  • Early Vigor 2.5
  • Stalk Strength 2.0
  • Root Strength 2.0
  • Stay Green 3.5
  • Drydown 2.0
  • Test Weight 3.0
  • Drought Tolerance 2.0
  • Foliar Fungicide 0.0
  • Herbicide Sensitivity 0.0
  • Suggested Population 32-38
  • Corn-on-Corn 2.0
  • Stress Tolerance 0.0
  • Row Spacing
  • SCN Resistance
Plant Characteristics
  • Plant Height
  • Ear Height Medium
  • Ear Type Medium
  • Number of Kernel Rows 16-18
  • Cob Color Red
  • Husk Cover Medium Long
  • Shank Length Medium
  • Leaf Angle Upright
Disease Ratings
  • Goss's Wilt 2.0
  • Common Rust 3.0
  • Southern Leaf Blight 2.5
  • Northern Leaf Blight 2.0
  • Anthracnose Stalk Rot 0.0
  • Eye Spot 2.5
  • Gray Leaf Spot 3.0
Key
Rating Scale

1 = Excellent; 2 = Very Good; 3 = Good; 4 = Fair; 5 = Poor; N/A = Not Applicable

Herbicide Sensitivity

PI = Pigment Inhibitors; Pre PI = Pigment Inhibitors applied Pre-Emergence; SU = Sulfonylureas; GR = Growth Regulators

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Key
Rating Scale

1 = Excellent; 2 = Very Good; 3 = Good; 4 = Fair; 5 = Poor; N/A = Not Applicable

Phytophthora Root Rot Race Resistance

Resistant varieties carry the major gene reported to be resistant to these races: Rps1-a: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 15-18, 24, 26,27; Rps1-k: 1-11, 13-15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26; Rps6: 1-4, 10, 12, 14-16, 18-21, 25; Rps1-c: 1-3, 6-11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26; Rps3-a: 1-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 23, 25

Varieties containing these genes are resistant to the following races of Soybean Cyst Nematode:

Pl88788: F= 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14; Peking: P= 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15

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