# DKC114-14 BRAND - **Vendor:** Bayer - **Brand:** Dekalb - **Crop:** Silage - **Traits:** SSP (SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology) - **Release year:** 2026 - **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc114-14-silage - **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Positioning DKC114-14 Brand is an exciting new silage proven product with excellent silage yield potential and strong forage quality. Strong agronomics to support a large robust plant type. Product has demonstrated strong east to west movement. ## Strengths & management - Strong silage yield potential and strong forage quality - Above average root and stalk strength - Excellent disease tolerance package allowing for east to west movement ## Management | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRO | | RELATIVE MATURITY | 114 | | GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1400 | | GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2900 | | PLANTING RATE | Medium | | NEW PRODUCT | NO | | VARIETY | undefined | ## Plant Description | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | COB COLOR | Red | | KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow | | KERNEL ROW | 16 | ## Growth | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | EMERGENCE | 2 | | SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 | | ROOT STRENGTH | 2 | | STALK STRENGTH | 2 | | DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 | | GREENSNAP | 3 | | PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall | | EAR PLACEMENT | Medium | ## Harvest | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | STAYGREEN | 3 | | HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 | | DRYDOWN | 3 | | TEST WEIGHT | 4 | ## Diseases | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 | | GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 | | SOUTHERN RUST | 6 | | GOSS'S WILT | 4 |