# DKC43-75RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 93
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc43-75rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC43-75RIB Brand Blend is a DEKALB® Disease Shield® product with very good agronomic ratings and disease tolerance package that has displayed stable yield potential across environments.  It has shown broad adaptability across growing conditions from East to West in the U.S.

## Strengths & management

- Has exhibited good greensnap tolerance
- Strong foliar disease tolerance package allows use in most environments
- Good Goss's Wilt tolerance rating
- Widely adapted product within RM zone
- Performance has been strong across a range of planting rates
- Adapted to most crop rotations including corn following corn

## Disease Ratings

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

## Growth

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

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1215 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2325 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 93 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| DEKALB® DISEASE SHIELD® | YES |
| VARIETY | 01074544 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 1 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |

## 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 | 18 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2026 Eastern ND / Northern MN** — agronomist: Grant Mehring
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 Northeast Seed Guide** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2026 Northern North Dakota Seedguide** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer