# DKC59-07RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2018
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc59-07rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC59-07RIB Brand Blend is a product brought specifically for the silage market that has shown leading performance in silage yield and quality compared to current offerings.  Offers broad adaptability for use in most silage markets.

## Strengths & management

- Very good agronomics and standability
- Has shown excellent silage milk yield
- Adaptable East to West with very good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- High starch and NDFD30 scores for silage quality
- Disease package supports broad placement
- Very good emergence and seedling growth for high residue situations

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 109 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2720 |
| PLANTING RATE | High |
| SILAGE PROVEN | Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01075158 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 14 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | C |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | A |

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 1 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 1 |
| % OF STARCH | 2 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 1 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Northern Indiana** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
