# DKC110-28RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 110
- **Traits:** VT4PRIB (VT4PRO™ RIB Complete® Corn Blend)
- **Release year:** 2026
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc110-28rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC110-28RIB Brand Blend product is a versatile addition to the DEKALB® Brand VT4PRO™ Technology product Portfolio, delivering strong yield performance potential across diverse regions and yield environments. This product features a robust plant health package and good standability traits.

## Strengths & management

- Good root strength and stalk strength
- Very strong plant health package including Gray Leaf Spot, Northern Corn Leaf Blight tolerance, and average Tar Spot tolerance
- Impressive greensnap tolerance, good Goss’s Wilt tolerance, and above average pH tolerance enabling western adaptation
- Potential movement south with strong stress tolerance and southern rust tolerance

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1360 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2760 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT4PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 110 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01116281 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| 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 | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Southeast and South-Central** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **West Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **West-Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **New Northwest** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **Northwest Iowa** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
