# DKC48-95RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 98
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc48-95rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC48-95RIB Brand Blend is a 98 RM product that can offer growers a moderate plant type with solid agronomics broadly adapted from East to West in the 95 and 100 RM zones.  It has shown stable yield performance, very good root strength, and greensnap tolerance.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown ability to move North of RM zone well
- Has shown very good test weight and grain quality
- Can provide very good tolerance to Anthracnose Stalk Rot
- Very good root and stalk strength has been a feature of this product
- Has shown a nice medium plant height stature
- Best suited for M to MH planting populations

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1270 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2450 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 98 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01080782 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| 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 | 20 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
