# DKC52-18RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc52-18rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC52-18RIB Brand Blend is an eye-catching 102 RM hybrid that has shown excellent yield potential and stability in the 100 to 105 RM zones.  It can provide an overall good agronomic package including good stalks and root strength as well as greensnap tolerance.

## Strengths & management

- Very good test weight and grain quality
- Can provide good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Very good stalk strength
- Excellent staygreen and very good late season harvest appearance
- Hybrid has shown good performance in stressed growing conditions
- Has shown to be a strong candidate for corn following corn environments
- Product has shown response to density in managed programs to maximize yield potential

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 102 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1285 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2540 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01080462 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| 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 | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 3 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
