{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc57-29rib-silage",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC57-29RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "SILAGE_DKC57-29RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC57-29RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "silage",
  "release_year": 2022,
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "TRERIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC57-29RIB Brand Blend is an attractive 107RM hybrid with very good agronomic ratings and has displayed stability across yield environments.  A strong disease package has allowed this product to be broadly adapted across most growing environments East to West in the U.S.",
  "strengths": [
    "Typically provides a medium short plant stature",
    "Strong root and stalk strength",
    "Potential to be utilized across most soil types and grower management systems",
    "Has shown a very strong overall disease tolerance package",
    "Hybrid has shown excellent staygreen and harvest appearance",
    "Product has displayed excellent test weight and grain quality; moderate to high food grade potential",
    "Semi-flex ear type that prefers medium high planting populations has been demonstrated by this hybrid"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "TRERIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "107"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1310"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2685"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE PROVEN",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "undefined"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Short"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Med Low"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASES",
      "type": "diseases",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "SILAGE CHARACTERISTICS",
      "type": "silage characteristics",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NDFD 24 HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NDFD 30 HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "% OF STARCH",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "IVSD7HR",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE YIELD",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER TON",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER ACRE",
          "value": "5"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_TRECEPTA_RIBCOMPLETE_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc57-29rib-silage"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:40:33.629Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-06-01T06:12:59.688725+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}