# DKS36-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks36-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS36-07 is a Medium-Early Sugarcane Aphid tolerant hybrid with very good performance across a wide geography.

## Strengths & management

- Familiar DKS37-07 type plant with upgraded yield potential
- Excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Stable head height
- Very good weatherability and resistance to pre-harvest sprouting & shattering

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 2 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Open |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 4 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 62 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1092976 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 40-48 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 61 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 62 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 106 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 105 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 3 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Susceptible |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 4 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 1 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 6 |

## Growth

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

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
| THRESHABILITY | 3 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 2 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 3 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2027 West Texas Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **Kentucky Seed** — agronomist: James Ladd