# DKC50-87RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2022
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc50-87rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC50-87RIB Brand Blend has shown excellent yield potential with performance stability centered on the 100RM band; very good northern movement into the 95RM and southern movement into the early 105RM zone.  It can provide very good stalk and root strength for late season standability.  This hybrid has exhibited an excellent late season harvest appearance with grain quality and test weight.

## Strengths & management

- Very good emergence and seedling vigor for early planting
- Excellent grain quality and test weight
- Product has shown a girthy semi-fixed ear type
- Has performed well on rotated ground as well as corn following corn
- Excellent late season intactness and harvest appearance
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Has shown favorable drought tolerance
- Hybrid has demonstrated versatility across planting population but recommend medium high density to maximize yield potential
- Caution on utilization in heavy Goss's Wilt prone fields
- Potential for dual purpose silage usage

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 100 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1270 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2510 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01086085 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

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

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 4 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 4 |
| % OF STARCH | 3 |
| IVSD7HR | 3 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 1 |
| MILK PER TON | 3 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
