# 211-57STXRIB BRAND BLEND - **Vendor:** Bayer - **Brand:** Channel - **Crop:** Silage - **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend) - **Release year:** 2023 - **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/channel/channel-211-57stxrib-silage - **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Strengths & management - Broadly adapted product with solid yield performance east to west. - Very good stalk strength, root strength, and test weight. - Good disease tolerance package highlighted by observations of very good tar spot and southern rust tolerance. ## Product Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | % OF STARCH | 3 | | IVSD7HR | 4 | | MILK PER ACRE | 4 | | MILK PER TON | 4 | | NDFD 24 HR | 5 | | NDFD 30 HR | 4 | | SILAGE YIELD | 4 | | UNDF240 | 4 | ## Maturity | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2775 | | GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1384 | | RELATIVE MATURITY | 111 | ## Agronomic Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 | | DRYDOWN | 4 | | EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT) | SD | | EAR HEIGHT | M | | GREENSNAP | 3 | | HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 | | PLANT HEIGHT | M | | ROOT STRENGTH | 2 | | SEEDLING VIGOR | 3 | | STALK STRENGTH | 2 | | TEST WEIGHT | 2 | ## Disease | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 | | GOSS'S WILT | 4 | | GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 | | NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 | | SOUTHERN RUST | 3 | ## 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 | |---|---| | KERNEL ROW | 16-18 | | EMERGENCE | 3 | | TRAIT | SSRIB | | % NDF | 2 | | VARIETY | 01090189 |