# LH 2642 RR-NON RETURNABLE

- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 76 days
- **Trait(s):** RR-Corn
- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-2642-rr/
- **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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_With great yield potential and quick drydown, LH 2642 RR will set the bar high for performance and agronomic stability under 79 RM. Higher plant populations are necessary to achieve maximum yields of heavy test weight grain on its determinate ear type. A medium-tall plant with very good early vigor, stalk, and root ratings combined with rapid drydown makes LH 2642 RR a top choice for northern growers._

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## Agronomic Characteristics

- **Emergence:** 2.0
- **Flowering for Maturity:** Equal
- **Early Vigor:** 2.0
- **Stalk Strength:** 2.0
- **Root Strength:** 2.0
- **Stay Green:** 2.5
- **Drydown:** 2.0
- **Test Weight:** 2.0
- **Drought Tolerance:** 3.0
- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
- **Suggested Population:** 34-38
- **Corn-on-Corn:** 4.0
- **Ear Height:** Medium
- **Ear Type:** Determinate
- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18
- **Cob Color:** Red
- **Husk Cover:** Short
- **Shank Length:** Medium
- **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright

## Disease Ratings

- **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.5
- **Common Rust:** 1.0
- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0
- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 2.5
