# DKC45-65RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 95
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2014
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc45-65rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC45-65RIB Brand Blend is a 95 RM product that has yielded well and is well adapted across the 90 and 95 RM zones.  It can bring a good level of Goss's Wilt tolerance and a shorter stature for solid Western movement.  This product packages a high level of yield potential and has shown stable performance under drought stress.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Very good yield potential in high and low yield environments
- Good test weight
- Good late season standability and a shorter stature
- Plant at medium to medium-high populations to take advantage of moderate ear flex
- Product flowers timely and dries fast
- Plant confidently in areas with moderate Goss's Wilt pressure
- Plant on tough acres to take advantage of stress tolerance

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 6 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | - |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | - |
| STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| CORN LETHAL NECROSIS | - |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 3 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 5 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Med Low |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1244 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2375 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 95 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01052404 |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2025** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
