# LH 5159 SS RIB

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 101 days
- **Trait(s):** Smart Stax
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-5159-ss-rib/
- **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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_A medium tall plant with medium ear placement and strong ear flex helps LH 5159 SS RIB the population flexibility to match to grower production style. High marks for early vigor, stress, and corn-on-corn situations on your medium-higher yield environments using medium population levels are key features._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Flowering for Maturity:** Equal
- **Early Vigor:** 1.5
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 2.0
- **Drydown:** 2.0
- **Test Weight:** 2.0
- **Drought Tolerance:** 1.5
- **Foliar Fungicide:** 1.5
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
- **Suggested Population:** 30,000-34,000
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 1.0
- **Ear Height:** Medium
- **Ear Type:** Flex
- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18
- **Cob Color:** Red
- **Husk Cover:** Medium
- **Shank Length:** Medium Short
- **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright

## Disease Ratings

- **Goss’s Wilt:** 3.0
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 1.5
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** ASR
- **Eye Spot:** 1.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 2.0
