# LH 4500 CNV

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 95 days
- **Trait(s):** CNV
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4500-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 medium-tall conventional hybrid offering at 95 days brings a strong multiyear data package with outstanding disease tolerance, large flex ears and very deep kernels. Youll find the best performance on medium and lighter soil types. LH 4500 is widely adapted from east to West and brings very good stress tolerance to your farm. LH 4500 is a Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Early Vigor:** 2.0
- **Stalk Strength:** 3.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 2.0
- **Drydown:** 3.0
- **Test Weight:** 3.0
- **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:** 1.5
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 2.5
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 2.0
