# DKC47-48RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 97
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2016
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc47-48rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC47-48RIB Brand Blend can provide strong emergence and early season growth to help get your crop off to a strong start.  It is a broadly adapted product with the ability to excel in stress environments.

## Strengths & management

- Very strong disease package and late season health
- Broad adaptability from both a yield and disease standpoint
- Has shown strong stalks and roots that help provide good late season standability
- Plant at medium to high populations for best performance
- Manage harvest timing to account for extended drydown
- Can be positioned across yield environments

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 1 |
| EMERGENCE | 1 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1270 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2425 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 97 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01065397 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 4 |
| 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

- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
