# 5C42 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2017
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-5c42-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Very good sugarcane aphid tolerance
- Unique new Early maturity genetics with excellent pre- and post-flower stress tolerance
- Outstanding yield potential for Early maturity hybrid, even under stressful environments
- Excellent disease resistance package with very good tolerance to Charcoal Rot, Head Smut and Fusarium Head Blight

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Early |
| GRAIN COLOR | Cream |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| NON-IRRIGATED | 2 |
| IRRIGATED | 3 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14.8-16.8 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 3 |
| DRILL CULTURE | 2 |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 42-52 |
| ROOT LODGING | 2 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 1 |
| STANDABILITY | 2 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Intermediate |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 59 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST | 105 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 4 |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |

## Disease Tolerance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 3 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 3 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 3 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | No |
| FEATURED | No |
| TRAIT | null |
| VARIETY CODE | A1071963 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Test Guide** — agronomist: Corey Sokol
- **Demo Guide** — agronomist: Darshit Marwah
