# DKC57-23RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** TRERIB (Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc57-23rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC57-23RIB Brand Blend is a 107 RM product that can provide a nice disease tolerance package with yield performance that has been strong across productivity levels and soil types.

## Strengths & management

- Strong emergence can allow use in high residue planting situations
- Greensnap tolerance has been very good
- Has shown a good ability to perform in stressed growing conditions
- Strongest performance has been in the Central and Western regions of the U.S.
- Can be an excellent fit for areas with Western Bean Cutworm pressure
- Push plant populations to maximize yield potential

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | TRERIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 107 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1310 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2675 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01075144 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 18 |

## Growth

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

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 4 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | A |

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 3 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
| % OF STARCH | 4 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 4 |
| MILK PER TON | 3 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 3 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler