# DKS29-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2017
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks29-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

Early Cream hybrid with Sugarcane Aphid tolerance, disease tolerance to multiple stalk and head diseases and outstanding yield potential.

## Strengths & management

- Very good Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Unique Early maturity genetics with excellent pre-flower stress tolerance
- Outstanding yield potential for Early maturity hybrid, even under stressful environments
- Excellent disease resistance package with very good tolerance to Charcoal Rot, Head Smut, and Fusarium Head Blight

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Early |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Intermediate |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 3 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 2 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Early |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1071963 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 38-46 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 15-17 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Cream |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 59 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 58 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 105 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 101 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 3 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Susceptible |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 2 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 3 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 3 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 3 |
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| ROOT LODGING | 2 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 1 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 3 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 1 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 3 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | - |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Northeast Colorado and Western Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2027 West Texas Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
