# DKC66-17RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 116
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc66-17rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC66-17RIB Brand Blend can provide good movement across regions and environments with excellent yield potential.  Typically an attractive, moderate plant type with very good standability and grain quality.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown good tolerance to Diplodia ear rot
- Disease tolerance package should allow broad use
- Can provide good harvest timing flexibility
- Plant at medium to medium high plant populations
- Adapted to most crop rotations including corn following corn
- Position on moderate to high producing soils to maximize yield potential

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 3 |

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2900 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01075441 |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SMARTSTAX TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Western Missouri** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **West Central Illinois 2025** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **West Central Illinois 2026** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide** — agronomist: Randy Niver
- **Southwest  Iowa 25** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Chris Kallal
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Northwest Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
