# 198-21 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 98
- **Traits:** CONV (Conventional)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-198-21-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Excellent yield potential in this broad fit product
- Attractive late season appearance and intactness
- Great ear flex potential and consistent ear size
- Manage away from high Gray Leaf Spot and Goss’s Wilt acres
- Strong silage yield potential making this a dual purpose hybrid for grain and silage

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2450 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1269 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 98 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

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

## Disease

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 5 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | - |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |

## Adaptation

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

## Herbicides

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

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| KERNEL ROW | 16-18 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| TRAIT | CONV |
| VARIETY | 01074238 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 SC MN** — agronomist: Tony Weis