# DKC56-26RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 106
- **Traits:** TRERIB (Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc56-26rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC56-26RIB Brand Blend can offer growers a moderate plant type with solid agronomics in the Central to East 105RM zone. This product has shown excellent yield potential and stable performance under stressed conditions.

## Strengths & management

- Central to East product has shown excellent yield potential in the 105 RM zone
- Semi-flex ear type has showcased good performance at medium populations
- Solid agronomic package with excellent stalk strength and greensnap tolerance
- Product has demonstrated stability under heat and drought stress
- Has shown average staygreen and harvest appearance with quick dry down
- Average emergence package
- Nice disease tolerance package with excellent Southern Rust, Gray Leaf Spot, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance
- May benefit from a fungicide in heavy Northern Corn Leaf Blight fields

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1315 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2650 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRERIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 106 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01090430 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 4 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## 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

- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Northwest Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide** — agronomist: Randy Niver
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **West Central Illinois 2025** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 Northeast Seed Guide** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **Northeast Iowa 2025** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **West Central Illinois 2026** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2026 CAROLINAS PIEDMONT** — agronomist: Jim Kiser
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **Carolina's** — agronomist: Jim Kiser
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **2026 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG Ohara 2** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2025 Southern Ohio DeKalb and Asgrow** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Western Missouri** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **Eastern NC & Southeast VA** — agronomist: Zachary Webb
- **2026 Eastern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Zachary Webb
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 Dekalb Asgrow** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Southeast Indiana** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Chris Kallal
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024 Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **Dekalb/Asgrow Seed Guide SE Indiana 2024** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Scott Johnson
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 DK AG AAron** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2025 Northern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2026 Ohio Dekalb & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
