LG
5505
100
RM

CORN
Broadly adapted across the Corn Belt from East to West with good performance South of its adapted maturity, LG5505 handles tough, variable, and good corn soils. Best performance is at higher populations with high management. It produces healthy plants; recommend fungicides only after a field scouting program.
  • LG5505 has a long ear style, furnishes top-end yields and has excellent test weight grain. Approved as HEC or food grade corn in some markets.
  • Medium-tall plants with an attractive fall appearance.
  • Outstanding disease protection; the SmartStax¿ trait version and the Conventional version convey very good tolerance to ASR.


Mid
Flowering

Medium-tall
Plant Height

Medium-high
Ear Height

Semi-flex
Ear Type

Very Good
Stalk Strength

Very Good
Root Strength
Characteristics
Early Vigor Greensnap Drydown Staygreen Drought Tolerance Test Weight Harvest Appearance
Management
Low Populations Medium Populations High Populations Marginal Soil Productive Soil Continuous Corn Adapt To No Till
Disease Tolerance
N Leaf Blight S Leaf Blight Gray Leaf Spot Goss's Bacterial Wilt
Tar Spot Susceptible Southern Rust Fungicide Response Moderate Anthracnose
Herbicide Interaction None Noted
Growing Degree Days (GDD)
Pollen:1282 | Silk: 1266 | BlackLayer: 2510
Planting Rate: 30 - 38,000 Plants per Acre