# DKC62-22RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 112
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2022
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-22rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC62-22RIB Brand Blend is a 112RM product that has shown low and mid range yield stability for consistency across tougher environments.  Very good agronomic package coupled with heat and drought tolerance has allowed this product to be a strong option across the Midwest and the Southern corn growing regions for the tough acre.

## Strengths & management

- Product has shown very good performance stability and stress tolerance for lower yielding environments
- Has shown a very good Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance for poorly drained soils
- Can provide very good grain quality and husk cover
- Product has demonstrated an excellent Goss's Wilt tolerance for the Western corn belt
- Solid agronomic package including excellent root strength and greensnap tolerance
- Very good drought tolerance has been demonstrated by this product
- Hybrid has shown good ear flex for lower population recommendations in tougher environments

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 4 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 2 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1325 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2815 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 112 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01086709 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| 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 | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Jamie Long
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Mackenzie Trader
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
