# LH 4519 SS RIB-NON RETURN

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 95 days
- **Trait(s):** Smart Stax
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4519-ss-rib-non-return/
- **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 SmartStax version of our popular LH 4517 VT2 PRO is widely adapted from east to west and from north to south of zone. It features very strong emergence with excellent early vigor, making it a great choice for early planting and reduced tillage. Heavy test weight grain is an added bonus._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Emergence:** 2.0
- **Flowering for Maturity:** Late
- **Early Vigor:** 1.5
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 2.5
- **Drydown:** 2.5
- **Test Weight:** 1.5
- **Drought Tolerance:** 2.5
- **Foliar Fungicide:** Highly Recomended
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** Pigment Inhibitors
- **Suggested Population:** 28-36
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.5
- **Ear Height:** Medium
- **Ear Type:** Semi-Flex
- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18
- **Cob Color:** Red
- **Husk Cover:** Medium Short
- **Shank Length:** Medium
- **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright

## Disease Ratings

- **Goss’s Wilt:** 3.0
- **Southern Leaf Blight:** 2.0
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.5
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 2.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 3.0
