# DKC105-25RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2025
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc105-25rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC105-25RIB Brand Blend pairs excellent silage yield potential with outstanding digestibility and has shown to return strong milk per acre supporting high silage production opportunity. This is a broad acre product with SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology for the corn-on-corn silage acre.

## Strengths & management

- Broad acre product with excellent silage yield potential paired with high milk quality
- Has shown impressive digestibility via high NDFD 30 hr scores and low amounts of total undigestible material
- Medium-tall, robust plant type with strong staygreen that may provide an extended harvest window
- Has shown a strong foliar disease tolerance package and above average high pH soil tolerance

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 105 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1312 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2600 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN | Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 4 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| GREENSNAP | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## Diseases

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

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

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

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **Montana & Wyoming** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **EASTERN OHIO SILAGE** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **2027 Washington and Oregon Product Guide** — agronomist: David Heimkes
- **Northern Indiana** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2027 Central and Southwest KS** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **North Dakota & Northern MN** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **Central & North Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **Northeast US** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Northeast Colorado and Western Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2027 Idaho and Utah Product Guide** — agronomist: David Heimkes
- **New York and New England** — agronomist: Savanna Shelnutt
