# LH 4527 VT2 PRO DG RIB

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 95 days
- **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO DG RIB
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4527-vt2-pro-dg-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 flex-ear hybrid is built for solid performance under lower populations. Place it on your medium to low performance fields while using medium to low harvest populations. Position east to west across Latham Country. Its stress tolerance, test weight, and long-season intactness coupled with DroughtGard® allows this hybrid to move west into South Dakota._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Flowering for Maturity:** Equal
- **Early Vigor:** 1.5
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 2.5
- **Drydown:** 1.5
- **Test Weight:** 1.5
- **Drought Tolerance:** 2.0
- **Foliar Fungicide:** 1.5
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
- **Suggested Population:** 28-34
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 4.0
- **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh
- **Ear Type:** 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
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 3.0
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 3.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 3.0
