# DKC66-06RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 116
- **Traits:** TRERIB (Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc66-06rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC66-06RIB Brand Blend is a 116 RM product that can offer strong yield potential with versatility across soil types and yield environments. Nice agronomic package including root strength, stalk strength, and greensnap tolerance has been shown.

## Strengths & management

- Versatile product that has shown strong yield potential across soil types and a response to higher management, including fertility
- Has demonstrated very good performance in both irrigated and dryland environments
- Can provide very nice grain quality and test weight; slower drydown may limit northern movement
- Strong agronomic package including root and stalk strength and greensnap tolerance
- Very good Northern Corn Leaf Blight and Gray Leaf Spot, and excellent Anthracnose Stalk Rot disease tolerance package
- May consider a fungicide in high Southern Rust disease pressure areas

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1385 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2910 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRERIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01090706 |

## Harvest

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

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Pink |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2026 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide** — agronomist: Randy Niver
- **2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Mackenzie Trader
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Northeast Iowa 2026** — agronomist: Scott Johnson
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025 Northeast Seed Guide** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2025 East Central Iowa** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Western Missouri** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2024 Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Chris Kallal
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **West Central Illinois 2023** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2025 Northern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2026 Ohio Dekalb & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **West Central Illinois 2026** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **Southwest  Iowa 24** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide** — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- **2026 Eastern Ohio DEKALB & Asgrow Guide** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **Northwest Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- **Northeast Iowa 2025** — agronomist: Rich Judge
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **West Central Illinois 2025** — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- **2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2025 Southeast Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Dekalb/Asgrow Seed Guide SE Indiana 2024** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **Southwest  Iowa 26 Dekalb Asgrow** — agronomist: John Swalwell
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA** — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- **Southeast Indiana** — agronomist: Megan Taylor
- **2025 Southern Ohio DeKalb and Asgrow** — agronomist: Brian Dressback
