# DKC087-97RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 87
- **Traits:** TRERIB (Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2026
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc087-97rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC087-97RIB Brand Blend, the corn product that delivers a competitive edge in the field! With impressive yield potential and excellent test weight, this product excels in drought stress tolerance, helping to ensuring robust performance even in challenging conditions. Its agronomically sound profile features exceptional seedling vigor and emergence, coupled with a strong root strength and stalk strength, making it ideal for normal to late harvest options.

## Strengths & management

- Exceptional yield performance potential across various geographies, making it a strong choice for farmers seeking high productivity
- This product exhibits excellent seedling vigor and emergence, allowing for a wide planting window and great establishment in challenging growing conditions
- With very strong drought stress tolerance and a robust root strength and stalk strength profile, this product is well-suited for normal to late harvest options

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1190 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2175 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRERIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 87 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01104690 |

## Harvest

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

## 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

- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **Northeast US** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2027 Idaho and Utah Product Guide** — agronomist: David Heimkes
- **New York and New England** — agronomist: Savanna Shelnutt
- **2027 Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeffrey Fuls
- **North Dakota & Northern MN** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **Northeast Colorado and Western Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **Montana & Wyoming** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
