# 6B60 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Channel
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2015
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/channel/channel-6b60-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Strengths & management

- Medium-Early maturity with broad acre adaptation
- Very good pre- and post-flowering stress tolerance
- Outstanding top end yield potential
- Excellent Staygreen and Standability

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| NON-IRRIGATED | 2 |
| IRRIGATED | 1 |
| APPROXIMATE SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14.5-16.5 |
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| DRILL CULTURE | 4 |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 48-58 |
| ROOT LODGING | 1 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 3 |
| STANDABILITY | 4 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 65 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST | 110 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 4 |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |

## Disease Tolerance

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD SMUT | 3 |
| CHARCOAL ROT | 3 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 7 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 2 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NEW | No |
| FEATURED | Yes |
| TRAIT | null |
| VARIETY CODE | 1054282 |