# DKC59-81RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc59-81rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC59-81RIB Brand Blend offers growers a product that has shown great stability in appearance and performance across environments and geographies.  It can provide a moderate plant stature with very good standability.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown very consistent ear development even under stress
- Can provide a good foliar disease tolerance package
- Very good greensnap and Goss's Wilt tolerance ratings
- Push plant populations to maximize yield potential
- Adapted to both dryland and irrigated environments
- Has shown stability across soil types

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 109 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2725 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01081299 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| 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 | 4 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 4 |
| % OF STARCH | 3 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 3 |
| MILK PER TON | 3 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 3 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 Mid-Atlantic Silage** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations** — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- **2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2024 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes