# 185-30STXRIB BRAND BLEND - **Vendor:** Bayer - **Brand:** Channel - **Crop:** Silage - **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend) - **Release year:** 2021 - **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/channel/channel-185-30stxrib-silage - **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Strengths & management - Nice forage yield potential makes this product a solid silage option - Well adapted west to east in the 85-90 RM zones - Flowers appropriate for RM, fast drydown for the maturity and very good staygreen; avoid high Goss's wilt areas - Has shown to perform very well in high yielding environments ## Product Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | % OF STARCH | 4 | | IVSD7HR | 3 | | MILK PER ACRE | 3 | | MILK PER TON | 4 | | NDFD 24 HR | 4 | | NDFD 30 HR | 4 | | SILAGE YIELD | 3 | | UNDF240 | 4 | ## Maturity | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2160 | | GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1118 | | RELATIVE MATURITY | 85 | ## Agronomic Characteristics | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 5 | | DRYDOWN | 3 | | EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT) | SD | | EAR HEIGHT | M | | GREENSNAP | 3 | | HARVEST APPEARANCE | 5 | | PLANT HEIGHT | MT | | ROOT STRENGTH | 3 | | SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 | | STALK STRENGTH | 3 | | TEST WEIGHT | 4 | ## Disease | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 6 | | GOSS'S WILT | 5 | | GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 | | NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1 | 4 | | SOUTHERN RUST | 5 | ## 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 | Average | | KERNEL ROW | 18 | | EMERGENCE | 2 | | TRAIT | SSRIB | | % LIGNIN | 5 | | % NDF | 4 | | VARIETY | 01074471 | ## Regional seed-guide listings - **2024 OH/PA Product List** — agronomist: JD Hauseman - **2024 NE Product List** — agronomist: JD Hauseman - **2023-2024 Colorado Silage Hybrids** — agronomist: Kristin Schiff