# DKC54-38RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2013
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc54-38rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC54-38RIB Brand Blend can provide excellent yield potential and Goss's Wilt tolerance.  Has shown very good greensnap tolerance combined with solid roots and stalks make this a very reliable addition to the 105 RM.

## Strengths & management

- Very good top-end yield potential
- Very good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Has shown solid roots and stalks
- Has shown good greensnap tolerance
- Position in areas with moderate or worse Goss' Wilt pressure
- Position as a product that can perform well in the 100, 105 and 110 RM zones
- Good performance in areas with moderate or less drought stress
- Semi-flex ear allows for planting from 30 to 40K PPA depending on yield environment

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 104 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1300 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2600 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01047405 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

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

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 3 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
| % OF STARCH | 1 |
| IVSD7HR | 3 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |

## Other

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CORN LETHAL NECROSIS | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott