# DKS28-05 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2009
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks28-05-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS28-05 is an early product that exhibits excellent yield potential, uniformity and very good test weight.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent yield potential for maturity
- Early maturity
- Excellent drought stress standability

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Early |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1005962 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 36-34 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 57 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 56 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 103 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 99 |

## Diseases

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| ROOT LODGING | 4 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 1 |

## Harvest

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

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Mackenzie Trader
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2027 MO Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Sokol
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **DAD Training Guide** — agronomist: Corey Sokol
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SMARTSTAX TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Jamie Long
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach