# DKC62-22RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2022
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-22rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC62-22RIB Brand Blend is a 112RM product that has shown low and mid range yield stability for consistency across tougher environments.  Very good agronomic package coupled with heat and drought tolerance has allowed this product to be a strong option across the Midwest and the Southern corn growing regions for the tough acre.

## Strengths & management

- Product has shown very good performance stability and stress tolerance for lower yielding environments
- Has shown a very good Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance for poorly drained soils
- Can provide very good grain quality and husk cover
- Product has demonstrated an excellent Goss's Wilt tolerance for the Western corn belt
- Solid agronomic package including excellent root strength and greensnap tolerance
- Very good drought tolerance has been demonstrated by this product
- Hybrid has shown good ear flex for lower population recommendations in tougher environments

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 112 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1325 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2815 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01086709 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

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

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | A |

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 5 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 5 |
| % OF STARCH | 3 |
| IVSD7HR | 4 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 5 |
| MILK PER TON | 4 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 4 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2023 MID-ATLANTIC** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
