# DKC36-48RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc36-48rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC36-48RIB Brand Blend offers growers a stable product with good yield potential with best utilization positioned in medium to lower yield environments.  It has shown excellent ear flex and ability to perform in dry and stressed growing conditions.

## Strengths & management

- Very good overall foliar disease tolerance package
- Has potential to perform well from west to east in the 85 RM zone
- Has shown good open husk for quick drydown
- Has shown very good Goss's Wilt and greensnap tolerance
- Has shown excellent potential for dual purpose use
- Ear flex potential allows for position on the lower end of planting population range

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 86 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1120 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2150 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01081018 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 4 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |

## 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 | 3 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 3 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2026 Central & Western ND, MT/WY** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **Wisconsin Seed Guide** — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- **2026 Eastern ND / Northern MN** — agronomist: Grant Mehring
- **2026 Northern North Dakota Seedguide** — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes