# 215-96STXRIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/channel/channel-215-96stxrib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Excellent Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Good stalk and root strength
- Very nice yield potential with slower drydown
- Good greensnap tolerance
- Very strong early growth and stand establishment

## Product Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| % OF STARCH | 2 |
| IVSD7HR | 1 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| NDFD 24 HR | 2 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 1 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 3 |
| UNDF240 | 1 |

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2888 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1297 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 115 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 4 |
| EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT) | SD |
| EAR HEIGHT | M |
| GREENSNAP | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | M |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## Disease

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 6 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |

## Adaptation

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| FOCUS AREA | W,C,E |

## Herbicides

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| PIGMENT INHIBITORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| KERNEL ROW | 16-18 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| TRAIT | SSRIB |
| % NDF | 3 |
| VARIETY | 01081725 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Channel SW Silage 2025** — agronomist: Mark Bartel
- **Channel SW KS, SE CO 2025** — agronomist: Mark Bartel