# LH 5980 CNV-NON RETURNABLE

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 109 days
- **Trait(s):** CNV
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-5980-cnv/
- **Rating scale:** numeric ratings ~1-9 where LOWER = BETTER (1 = best / most tolerant / most resistant); confirmed by cross-referencing Product Overview prose vs values (top-rated stalks/roots cluster 1.0-1.5, weak traits 3.0-3.5, none approach 9). Categorical values pass through verbatim (SCN source 'PI 88788', Phytophthora 'Rps 1k', Anthracnose 'ASR', 'Medium Tall', 'Flex'). NA/blank = not rated.
- **Service area:** Latham dealer network — Upper Midwest (IA/MN/WI/IL/ND/SD/NE)

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_This multi-year yielder has unique genetics that produces good grain quality and test weight. LH 5980 has an excellent disease package for Northern Leaf Blight (NLB), Grey Leaf Spot (GLS) and Goss’s Bacterial Wilt (GBW). This Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid has great fall intactness and is one of our preferred choices for tar spot._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Early Vigor:** 2.0
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 3.0
- **Stay Green:** 3.0
- **Drydown:** 3.0
- **Test Weight:** 1.0
- **Drought Tolerance:** 2.0
- **Foliar Fungicide:** 2.0
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.0
- **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh
- **Ear Type:** Flex

## Disease Ratings

- **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.5
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 2.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 1.0
