# LH 5052 RR/LFY - **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA) - **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 100 days - **Trait(s):** RR/LFY - **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-5052-rr-lfy/ - **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 5052 RR/LFY features a big, girthy ear on a white cob that maintains tonnage levels at lower planting populations. Position this as a fuller season- Silage Only hybrid using only Medium-Lower populations._ --- ## Agronomic Characteristics - **Flowering for Maturity:** Late - **Early Vigor:** 2.0 - **Stalk Strength:** 2.5 - **Root Strength:** 3.0 - **Stay Green:** 1.5 - **Drydown:** 3.0 - **Test Weight:** 3.0 - **Drought Tolerance:** 1.5 - **Foliar Fungicide:** 2.0 - **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known - **Suggested Population:** 22-26 - **Corn-on-Corn:** 3.0 - **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh - **Ear Type:** Flex - **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18 - **Cob Color:** White - **Husk Cover:** Medium - **Shank Length:** Medium Long - **Leaf Angle:** Semi-Upright ## Disease Ratings - **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.0 - **Northern Leaf Blight:** 2.0 - **Gray Leaf Spot:** 3.0