# DKC55-85RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 105
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2017
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc55-85rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC55-85RIB Brand Blend is a 105 RM product that has the ability to move from east to west and south into the 110 RM zone.  It provides excellent yield potential, stress and disease tolerance across most yield environments.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown good stress tolerance potential
- Excellent disease tolerance package, including Goss's Wilt
- Awesome yield potential combined with good drydown for maturity
- Plant at moderate populations to take advantage of good ear flex capability
- Manage for harvest earlier in the season
- Performance has been strong in both irrigated and dryland environments
- Use caution when applying SU herbicides

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1310 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2610 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 105 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01070072 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 5 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 6 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 6 |

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | C |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2025** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
