# LH 6227 VT2 PRO RIB

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 112 days
- **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO RIB
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-6227-vt2-pro-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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_This hybrid offers wide acre, solid performance at 112-day relative maturity! LH 6227 VT2 PRO RIB brings consistent and uniform ear fill, good kernel depth, very good ear flex and a great disease package, including strong Gosss Wilt tolerance. You’ll achieve the best fall appearance and intactness at harvest time with medium populations across all yield environments. LH 6227 VT2 PRO RIB is a Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Flowering for Maturity:** Moderately Early
- **Early Vigor:** 2.0
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.5
- **Root Strength:** 1.0
- **Stay Green:** 3.0
- **Drydown:** 3.0
- **Test Weight:** 3.0
- **Drought Tolerance:** 1.5
- **Foliar Fungicide:** 2.0
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
- **Suggested Population:** 28,000-36,000
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.0
- **Ear Height:** Medium
- **Ear Type:** Flex
- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18
- **Cob Color:** Red
- **Husk Cover:** Medium Long
- **Shank Length:** Medium
- **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright

## Disease Ratings

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