# DKS28-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2022
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks28-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

Best adapted to short season and/or higher elevation environments such as SD, W. NE, CO and W. KS. It also performs well in high stressed conditions and as an option for late plant, replant, and double crop.

## Strengths & management

- Very good yield potential for maturity even in tough growing conditions
- Very good Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Excellent post-flower stress tolerance and very good pre-flower stress tolerance
- Very good standability

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Open |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 57 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Early |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | 1102611 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 35-43 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 13-15 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 57 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 102 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Susceptible |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 2 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 4 |

## Growth

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

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2027 West Texas Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeffery Schaef
- **2027 Central and Southwest KS** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Northeast Colorado and Western Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
