# DKC117-16RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 117
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc117-16rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC117-16RIB Brand Blend offers excellent yield potential in a attractive compact plant type. Solid stalk and root strength anchor this product and allow for broad acre adaptability. Has shown semi-flex ear that allows for flexibility in planting population.

## Strengths & management

- A broad acre product that has demonstrated excellent yield potential with strong southern and western movement
- Robust compact plant with excellent stalk strength and strong greensnap tolerance
- Above average disease tolerance package with good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Semi-flex ear that has shown to handle heat and drought stressed growing conditions.

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1385 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2925 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 117 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | YES |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |

## 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 | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeffery Schaef
- **Kentucky** — agronomist: James Ladd
- **Southern IN Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **Southeast and South-Central** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Southeast and South-Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Chris Anderson
- **2027 Central and Southwest KS** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
