# DKC52-61RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 102
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2011
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc52-61rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC52-61RIB Blend is a 102 RM corn with excellent yield potential and drydown for its maturity. This product is widely adapted and works well across a wide range of soil types and management practices. Additional benefits of this product include excellent roots and has shown very good drought tolerance.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent drydown and yield potential
- Very good emergence and seedling growth
- Has shown strong yield performance over a wide range of conditions
- Has shown excellent root quality and very good stalk quality
- Has shown very good drought tolerance
- Adapted to most crop rotations
- Very good choice for early planting and conservation tillage systems
- Excellent drydown allows for field drying of grain
- Solid stalk and root quality allows for flexible harvest scheduling

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 7 |
| COMMON RUST | 2 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 6 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 5 |
| EYE SPOT | 2 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| CORN LETHAL NECROSIS | - |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 3 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 4 |
| EMERGENCE | 4 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 5 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 1 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1280 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2540 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 102 |
| PLANTING RATE | Low |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | A1034689 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 1 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 5 |

## Herbicide

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

## Plant Description

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

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes