# 5B70 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-5b70-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Stable performance across higher stressed growing conditions to favorable dryland environments
- Excellent field appearance and low frequency of height mutations
- Semi-open panicle architecture
- Very good pre-flowering stress tolerance

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 2 |
| NON-IRRIGATED | 2 |
| IRRIGATED | 2 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 12.5-14.5 |
| DRILL CULTURE | 3 |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 44-54 |
| ROOT LODGING | 2 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| STANDABILITY | 3 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Intermediate |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 61 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST | 105 |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 3 |

## Disease Tolerance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD SMUT | 3 |
| CHARCOAL ROT | 3 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 2 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 5 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | Yes |
| FEATURED | Yes |
| TRAIT | null |
| VARIETY CODE | 1098608 |