# DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 103
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2026
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc103-63rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC103-63RIB Brand Blend is not just a broad acre SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product; it stands out with its exceptional yield performance and robust disease tolerance profile, making it a top choice for farmers seeking reliability and productivity in their corn crops.

## Strengths & management

- Features a strong stalk strength and excellent root strength, helping to ensure robust plant stability.
- Medium populations are recommended with this semi-flex ear type, which has shown very good test weight and grain quality.
- Product exhibits strong early season vigor and emergence, making it suitable for various planting conditions.
- Strong overall fungal disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot tolerance.
- Has shown excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance and good greensnap tolerance enabling western placement.

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1305 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2590 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 103 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01110746 |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Northwest Iowa** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Northern Indiana** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **West Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **South Central Minnesota** — agronomist: Daniel Koehler
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2027 MN Seed Guide** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **New Northwest** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2027 Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeffrey Fuls
- **West-Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **EASTERN OHIO** — agronomist: Brad Miller
