# DKC108-87RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 108
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc108-87rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC108-87RIB Brand Blend is a defensive SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product with stable yield potential across the corn belt. Strong early emergence allowing for early planting. Good foliar disease and greensnap tolerance for east to west movement. Excellent option for longer-term corn rotations.

## Strengths & management

- A stable SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product with strong western movement
- Excellent early season agronomics with above average emergence and vigor
- Strong disease tolerance package with excellent Goss's Wilt and Anthracnose stalk rot tolerance
- Girthy semi-flex ear that prefers medium populations

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2735 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRORIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 108 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | YES |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **2027 MN Seed Guide** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **South Central Minnesota** — agronomist: Daniel Koehler
- **West-Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Southeast and South-Central** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **West Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
