# DKC46-18 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 96
- **Traits:** RR2 (Roundup Ready® Corn 2)
- **Release year:** 2012
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc46-18-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC46-18 Brand can provide excellent agronomics and high top-end yield potential. DKC46-18 has excellent late-season standability for a flexible harvest scheduling in the fall

## Strengths & management

- Excellent top-end yield potential
- Excellent seedling vigor
- Excellent stalks and roots
- Has shown excellent drought tolerance
- Very good test weight
- Has performed best when planted at M-H plant populations
- Good early-season growth allows for early planting
- Responds well to irrigation
- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| COMMON RUST | 3 |
| 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 | 2 |

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1267 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2400 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | RR2 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 96 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | A1031275 |

## Harvest

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

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | C |
| 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

- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
