# DKC47-85RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 97
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc47-85rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC47-85RIB Brand Blend is a 97 RM DEKALB® Disease Shield® product offering outstanding yield performance potential and a strong defensive package. This product has shown broad adaption from east to west and across soil types.

## Strengths & management

- Outstanding yield potential with semi-fixed ear; consider medium-high population
- Strong Goss’s Wilt, Northern Corn Leaf Blight, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot disease tolerance package
- Strong defensive package with excellent stress tolerance, strong greensnap tolerance, and solid root and stalk strength
- Product has shown excellent staygreen and late season harvest appearance
- Average test weight with consistent ear placement

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 6 |
| COMMON RUST | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1260 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2415 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 97 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| DEKALB® DISEASE SHIELD® | YES |
| VARIETY | 01090936 |

## Harvest

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

## 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 | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **Northeast Iowa 2025** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2026 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 Eastern ND / Northern MN** — agronomist: Grant Mehring
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **2026 Northern North Dakota Seedguide** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2025** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
