# DKC104-32RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 104
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc104-32rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC104-32RIB  Brand Blend can offer growers a moderate plant type with solid agronomics in the Central to East 105RM zone. This product has shown excellent yield potential and stable performance under stressed conditions.

## Strengths & management

- Central to East product has shown excellent yield potential in the 105 RM zone
- Semi-flex ear type has showcased good performance at medium populations
- Solid agronomic package with excellent stalk strength and greensnap tolerance
- Product has demonstrated stability under heat and drought stress
- Has shown average staygreen and harvest appearance with quick dry down
- Average emergence package
- Nice disease tolerance package with excellent Southern Rust, Gray Leaf Spot, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance
- May benefit from a fungicide in heavy Northern Corn Leaf Blight fields

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1270 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2610 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 104 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | YES |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 4 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## 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 |
