# DKC41-55RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 91
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc41-55rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC41-55RIB 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 root and stalk strength
- Solid disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Goss’s Wilt, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| COMMON RUST | 3 |
| 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 | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 91 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01090874 |

## 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

- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 Northeast Seed Guide** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2026 Eastern ND / Northern MN** — agronomist: Grant Mehring
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2026 Northern North Dakota Seedguide** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2026 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
