# DKC41-54RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 91
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2024
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc41-54rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC41-54RIB Brand Blend has shown yield stability and performance across environments with very good drought stress tolerance. This medium statured product has an attractive canopy and showcased incredible test weight and great kernel depth.

## Strengths & management

- Incredible test weight with great kernel depth on a girthy ear; average drydown
- Medium plant height with excellent staygreen and nice appearance at harvest
- Product has shown strong stalk strength
- Solid disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Goss’s Wilt, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot
- SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology provides protection against corn rootworm with 3 modes of action

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1200 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2295 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 91 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01089992 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 1 |

## 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 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
