# DKC61-40RIB 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-dkc61-40rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC61-40RIB Brand Blend is a product that has the potential to deliver outstanding yield potential and has consistently been a strong performer across stages of testing.  It is a product that should respond well to increased management.

## Strengths & management

- Has shown outstanding high yield potential across environments
- Very good Goss's Wilt tolerance for Western Corn Belt adaptation
- Appears to perform well, even in high pH soils
- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides
- Can provide excellent heat and drought stress performance
- Plant at moderate populations to capitilize on ear flex

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 111 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1325 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2775 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01075208 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

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

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 5 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 6 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 6 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 4 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

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

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2024 Mid-Atlantic Silage** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2026 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2025 South Dakota Product Guide** — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky