# DKC115-55 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 115
- **Traits:** TRE (Trecepta™ corn)
- **Release year:** 2026
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc115-55-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC115-55 Brand is a Trecepta® Technology product bringing outstanding yield potential and agronomic improvements over the current above ground protection in DEKALB® Brand 115 RM product lineup.

## Strengths & management

- Good early stand establishment and vigor.
- Excellent southern rust and northern corn leaf blight tolerance.
- Improved greensnap tolerance and Goss’s Wilt over key commercial checks.
- Adequate husk coverage, Fusarium ear rot tolerance, and excellent test weight.
- Excellent yield potential with good stress tolerance.

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 3 |
| COMMON RUST | 3 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 5 |
| EYE SPOT | 3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1385 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2890 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRE |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 115 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01111159 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **North Delta 2026** — agronomist: Josh Rupard
- **2027 MO Seed Guide** — agronomist: Corey Sokol
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **Eastern NC & Southeast VA** — agronomist: Zachary Webb
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley