# DKS54-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2019
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks54-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS54-07 is a Medium-Full maturity red grain hybrid with excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance.  DKS54-07 shows impressive yield potential from South Texas to the Central Plains.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Impressive yield potential
- Very good grain quality and grain weathering resistance
- Very good disease resistance package with resistance to Charcoal rot and Fusarium Head Blight

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Full |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 4 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 4 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 2 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 72 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Full |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1076509 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 45-53 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Red |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 72 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 73 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 118 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 116 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Susceptible |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 4 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 1 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 1 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| ROOT LODGING | 3 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 6 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 6 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| THRESHABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 4 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **South Delta Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
- **2027 West Texas Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **North Delta Seed Guide** — agronomist: Alex Webb
- **South Delta Seed Guide 2027 - old** — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
- **Kentucky Seed** — agronomist: James Ladd