# DKC68-35RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 118
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc68-35rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC68-35RIB Brand Blend is an attractive 118 RM product that combines incredible yield potential with stability and versatility across environments. Has shown very good stress tolerance for heat and drought to enable movement south into Coastal regions.

## Strengths & management

- Outstanding yield potential across environments
- Product has shown outstanding grain quality and test weight; high food grade potential
- Very good stress tolerance potential including heat and drought stress, enabling southern movement
- Very good root strength
- Average southern rust tolerance; may benefit from a fungicide in high disease pressure areas
- Caution when moving north due to slower dry down

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1395 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2965 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 118 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01091463 |

## Harvest

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

## Herbicide

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

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | White |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Mackenzie Trader
- **DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2026 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Southeast Indiana** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide** — agronomist: Randy Niver
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 Dekalb Asgrow** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Western Missouri** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **Southwest Grain Corn Guide** — agronomist: Jason Mast
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2026 Ohio Dekalb & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG Ohara 2** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **Dekalb/Asgrow Seed Guide SE Indiana 2024** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2027 MO Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Sokol
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2025 Northern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2025 Southern Ohio DeKalb and Asgrow** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **West Central Illinois 2026** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **West Central Illinois 2025** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG AAron** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2024 CA Grain Corn Guide** — agronomist: Barb Kutzner
- **2026 Eastern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **Northwest Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
