# LH 3117 VT2 PRO RIB-NON RETURN

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 81 days
- **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO RIB
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-3117-vt2-pro-rib-non-return/
- **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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_Early flowering hybrid that adapts itself well to the early corn market performing best when kept as a full season hybrid. Late season standability easily extends the harvest window and enjoy high yield performance across all environments. Shorter plant stature helps manage residue issues but high test weight and grain density may slow early harvest._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Emergence:** 2.0
- **Flowering for Maturity:** Early
- **Early Vigor:** 1.5
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 3.0
- **Drydown:** 3.0
- **Test Weight:** 2.0
- **Drought Tolerance:** 2.0
- **Foliar Fungicide:** Recommended
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
- **Suggested Population:** 32-36
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.5
- **Ear Height:** Medium
- **Ear Type:** Semi-Determinate
- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 14-16
- **Cob Color:** Pink
- **Husk Cover:** Medium Short
- **Shank Length:** Long
- **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright

## Disease Ratings

- **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.5
- **Common Rust:** 2.0
- **Southern Leaf Blight:** 0.0
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0
- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 3.0
- **Eye Spot:** 2.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 0.0
