# DKC43-10RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 93
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2011
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc43-10rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC43-10RIB Brand Blend is a 93 RM corn that can provide excellent yield potential across different environments. In addition, this brand offers very good agronomics with excellent roots and very good stalks. With a M-T plant type, it also offers a dual purpose option in this RM.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent yield potential across multiple environments
- Excellent seedling vigor for early planting
- Excellent roots and very good stalks
- Very good intactness and harvest appearance
- Has shown excellent drydown
- Has shown an excellent response to irrigation
- Can perform best at M-H plant densities
- Consider the use of fungicides in fields with known GLS pressure
- No known herbicide sensitivities

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 4 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 5 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1260 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2325 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 93 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | A1028457 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 4 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 4 |
| 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 | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 Northern North Dakota Seedguide** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
