# DKC43-46 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 93
- **Traits:** RR2 (Roundup Ready® Corn 2)
- **Release year:** 2012
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc43-46-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC43-46 Brand offers excellent agronomics and high top-end yield potential. It can perform well across different geographies and environments. With excellent stalks, very good roots, and fast drydown, it allows flexible harvest scheduling in the fall

## Strengths & management

- High top-end yield potential
- Excellent seedling vigor for early planting
- Has shown excellent stalks and very good roots
- Has shown excellent drough tolerance
- Has shown excellent disease package and drydown
- Adapted from the East to the West
- Can perform best when planted at M-H plant populations
- Excellent choice for corn on corn rotations
- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 5 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1235 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2325 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | RR2 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 93 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01045391 |

## Harvest

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

## Herbicide

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

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
