# LH 4242 VT2 PRO RIB-NON RETURN - **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA) - **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 92 days - **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO RIB - **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4242-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) --- _Very good early vigor and capability across all yield environments has caused LH 4242 VT2 PRO RIB to become a farm favorite. It performs best when kept on your most productive soils at higher plant populations, but it has a great ability to deliver during stressful years. LH 4242 VT2 PRO RIB moves well south of its zone. It’s a very good Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._ --- ## Agronomic Characteristics - **Flowering for Maturity:** Moderately Early - **Early Vigor:** 1.5 - **Stalk Strength:** 2.0 - **Root Strength:** 2.0 - **Stay Green:** 3.0 - **Drydown:** 3.0 - **Test Weight:** 3.0 - **Drought Tolerance:** 2.0 - **Foliar Fungicide:** 1.0 - **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known - **Suggested Population:** 32-36 - **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.0 - **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh - **Ear Type:** Flex - **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18 - **Cob Color:** Pink - **Husk Cover:** Medium - **Shank Length:** Medium - **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright ## Disease Ratings - **Goss’s Wilt:** 3.0 - **Common Rust:** 3.0 - **Southern Leaf Blight:** 2.8 - **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0 - **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 2.5 - **Eye Spot:** 2.3 - **Gray Leaf Spot:** 3.0