# 5B90 VARIETY

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2000
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-5b90-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Stable yield potential even under stress conditions
- Adapted for shorter growing season areas of the West
- Good for most planting dates, row widths and double crop
- Good head exertion and threshability make harvesting easier

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| NON-IRRIGATED | 1 |
| IRRIGATED | 2 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 13-15 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| DRILL CULTURE | 2 |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 43-53 |
| ROOT LODGING | 2 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| THRESHABILITY | 2 |
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 61 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST | 105 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 4 |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 3 |

## Disease Tolerance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD SMUT | 5 |
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 7 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 4 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | No |
| FEATURED | No |
| TRAIT | null |
| VARIETY CODE | 5B90 |
