# 205-85 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 105
- **Traits:** CONV (Conventional)
- **Release year:** 2025
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-205-85-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Good, stable yield potential with great stress tolerance.
- Good overall disease tolerance and agronomic package.
- Agronomic highlights include good emergence, excellent early seedling growth, and good standability characteristics.
- Medium stature and ear placement with an ear that can show nice flex in medium-low population density.

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2626 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1287 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 105 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| EAR HEIGHT | M |
| GREENSNAP | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | M |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## Disease

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |

## Adaptation

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

## Herbicides

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

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| KERNEL ROW | 18 |
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| TRAIT | CONV |
| VARIETY | 01095576 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 SC MN** — agronomist: Tony Weis
- **Lauren Botine's Product List 2025** — agronomist: Lauren Botine
- **2025 NE Nebraska** — agronomist: Pat Koenig
- **SW Ohio Corn, Soybeans, and Silage MY25** — agronomist: Sam Park
- **2024/2025 Channel NC Iowa - FSRs Epley and Gehrke** — agronomist: Paul Parcher
