# 189-99STXRIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 89
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2017
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-189-99stxrib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Nice looking medium statured product
- Potential for very good agronomics in this product; Has some Greensnap risk
- Has shown very good drought tolerance
- Shows best performance in the East and Central areas of the corn belt

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2225 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1202 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 89 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

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

## Disease

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 5 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 6 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 6 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | - |
| SOUTHERN RUST | - |

## Adaptation

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

## Herbicides

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

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GIBBERELLA EAR ROT | 5 |
| KERNEL ROW | 16-18 |
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| TRAIT | SSRIB |
| VARIETY | undefined |