# DKC103-47RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 103
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2024
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc103-47rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC103-47RIB Brand Blend is a SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product with strong yield performance with excellent agronomic and disease tolerance package.

## Strengths & management

- Outstanding agronomics including stalk strength, root strength, and greensnap tolerance
- Very strong disease tolerance profile including tolerance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Goss’s Wilt, Gray Leaf Spot, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot
- Can provide very nice grain quality and test weight
- Has shown strong emergence with average seedling vigor
- SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology provides protection against corn rootworm with 3 modes of action

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 4 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | High |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1310 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2575 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 103 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01096315 |

## Harvest

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

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2025** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **Northeast Iowa 2025** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Scott Johnson
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2025 Northeast Seed Guide** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
