# LH 5420 CNV

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 104 days
- **Trait(s):** CNV
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-5420-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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_LH5420 is a new 104 RM hybrid that is an impressive plot topping product with large ears, great ear flex, and very consistent tip fill. Late season health and intactness allows this hybrid to work in a wide geography across many soil types and all yield levels. LH 5420 prefers moderate populations in all yield environments and is an excellent Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

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

## Disease Ratings

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