# 5B96 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2025
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-5b96-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Great yield potential for maturity
- Adequate stalk and root strength
- Favorable appearance
- 6B55 type, but a bit earlier in maturity, increased yield potential, and SCA tolerance

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 13-15 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 39-49 |
| ROOT LODGING | 1 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 3 |
| STANDABILITY | 1 |
| THRESHABILITY | 1 |
| HEAD EXERTION | 4 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 1 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 62 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST | 107 |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 1 |

## Disease Tolerance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 1 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 2 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | Yes |
| FEATURED | Yes |
| TRAIT | null |