# DKC099-59RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 99
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2026
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc099-59rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC099-59RIB Brand Blend is a racehorse product that delivers incredible yield performance potential across diverse environments and ideally suited for central to eastern geographies.

## Strengths & management

- Incredible yield performance potential
- Has shown strong early season emergence and vigor with strong emergence under cold stress environments
- Nice balanced stature with a medium low ear placement with a long, loose husk cover
- Medium planting population recommended to capture semi-flex ear type

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1245 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2490 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 99 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01110723 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| 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 | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2027 Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeffrey Fuls
