# 217-88VT4P BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 117
- **Traits:** VT4P (VT4PRO™ with RNAi Technology Corn Blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-217-88vt4p-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Product with excellent yield potential that exhibited good tolerance to heat and drought stressed growing conditions
- Excellent late season appearance and  good tolerance to Southern Rust
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Management recommended for early season emergence and vigor when planting in cold environmental conditions

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2935 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1444 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 117 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT) | SF |
| EAR HEIGHT | H |
| GREENSNAP | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | T |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 4 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |

## Disease

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 4 |

## Adaptation

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| FOCUS AREA | W,C,E |

## Herbicides

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| PIGMENT INHIBITORS SENSITIVITY | C |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | C |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| FUSARIUM EAR ROT | Above Average |
| GIBBERELLA EAR ROT | Average |
| DIPLODIA EAR ROT | Below Average |
| KERNEL ROW | 14-16 |
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| TRAIT | VT4P |
| VARIETY | undefined |
