# 197-37VT2PRIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 97
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2018
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-197-37vt2prib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Very high yield potential with very good test weight and excellent drydown
- Potential for strong flex, low Greensnap risk level and very good seedling vigor
- Has shown wide adaptation to East, Central and Western environments
- Position in both rotated and corn on corn acres with medium to high population in many different soil types and yield productivity levels.
- Has shown to be a tall robust plant type with good ear placement and dual purpose potential
- Can root lodge and Greensnap under extreme conditions

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2425 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1262 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 97 |

## Agronomic Characteristics

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

## Disease

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

## Adaptation

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

## Herbicides

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

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GIBBERELLA EAR ROT | 6 |
| KERNEL ROW | 18-20 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 Channel Products for South Dakota** — agronomist: John Goeden
- **Central South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeremy Johnson