# DKC086-66RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 86
- **Traits:** TRERIB (Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc086-66rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC086-66RIB Band Blend is a flexible product with excellent yield potential. A durable product with strong early season agronomics including excellent emergence and seeding vigor. It has shown strong tolerance to heat and drought stress that provides broad acre performance.

## Strengths & management

- 1) Outstanding yield potential with excellent test weight for RM
- 2) Excellent emergence and strong early season vigor
- 3) Semi-flex ear type has shown good performance at medium populations
- 4) Product has shown strong tolerance to northern corn leaf blight and Goss’s Wilt.
- 5) Strong performance under drought and heat stress.

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1170 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2150 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRERIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 86 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | YES |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 4 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| 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

- **2027 Minnesota Seed Guide** — agronomist: Steven Regan
- **Northeast Colorado and Western Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **South Central Minnesota** — agronomist: Daniel Koehler
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2027 MN Seed Guide** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **North Dakota & Northern MN** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **New York and New England** — agronomist: Savanna Shelnutt
- **2027 Idaho and Utah Product Guide** — agronomist: David Heimkes
- **Montana & Wyoming** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
