# DKC117-78RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 117
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2024
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc117-78rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC117-78RIB Brand Blend has shown strong yield performance and versatile across environments. This is a go-anywhere product with solid agronomics.

## Strengths & management

- Strong yield performance potential with versatility across growing environments
- Above average test weight
- Very strong stress tolerance profile
- Excellent root and stalk strength with a relaxed canopy structure to shade row
- Consider fungicide to manage fungal diseases and to help maximize the grain fill period and late season appearance

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| 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 | 1385 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2925 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 117 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01097341 |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 Dekalb Asgrow** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **Northwest Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **Southwest Grain Corn Guide** — agronomist: Jason Mast
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **West Central Illinois 2026** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Dekalb/Asgrow Seed Guide SE Indiana 2024** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG AAron** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **Western Missouri** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 CA Grain Corn Guide** — agronomist: Barb Kutzner
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG Ohara 2** — agronomist: John Swalwell
