# LH 4937 VT2 PRO RIB - **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA) - **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 99 days - **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO RIB - **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4937-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) --- _LH 4937 VT2 PRO is a taller hybrid with lots of yield potential, plant integrity and standability. Plant stature allows for dual-purpose use but does not take away from plant integrity and standability. This product responds to high-end fertility management, has solid agronomics, and works east to west well in its maturity zone and north. Avoid the typically over-stressed soils and farms south of its zone. LH 4937 VT2 PRO RIB is a Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._ --- ## Agronomic Characteristics - **Flowering for Maturity:** Moderately Early - **Early Vigor:** 2.0 - **Stalk Strength:** 1.5 - **Root Strength:** 2.0 - **Stay Green:** 2.0 - **Drydown:** 2.0 - **Test Weight:** 2.0 - **Drought Tolerance:** 3.0 - **Foliar Fungicide:** 1.0 - **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known - **Suggested Population:** 30-36 - **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.0 - **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh - **Ear Type:** Flex - **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18 - **Cob Color:** Red - **Husk Cover:** Short - **Shank Length:** Medium Short ## Disease Ratings - **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.0 - **Southern Leaf Blight:** 3.5 - **Northern Leaf Blight:** 3.0 - **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 1.5 - **Gray Leaf Spot:** 2.0