# DKS45-60 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks45-60-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS45-60 is a Medium maturity product with resistance to Downy Mildew and very good yield potential while maintaining excellent root and stalk strength.

## Strengths & management

- Resistant to Downy Mildew pathotype 3 and 6
- Excellent yield potential in a Medium maturity product
- Excellent root and stalk strength
- Very good weatherability and resistance to pre-harvest sprouting & shattering

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Open |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 66 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1092996 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 43-51 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 13-15 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 67 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 66 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 112 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 109 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Resistant |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 2 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 8 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 5 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| ROOT LODGING | 3 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 4 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 3 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 3 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 1 |
| THRESHABILITY | 1 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 2 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 4 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Texas -- South of I-10** — agronomist: Scott Stanislav
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
