# DKC62-08RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2012
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-08rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC62-08RIB Brand Blend is a 112 RM corn that offers exceptional top-end yield potential and very good agronomics. It can be adapted to most crop rotations and a wide range of environments including both irrigated and non-irrigated acres.

## Strengths & management

- Offensive product with exceptional top-end yield potential
- Has shown very good stalk and root strength
- Very good drought tolerance
- Very good drydown and test weight
- Can perform best when planted at M-H plant populations
- Adapted to most crop rotations including corn on corn
- Responds well to irrigation
- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides
- Avoid using ALS herbicides

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 112 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1365 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2800 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01045328 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP | 6 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Harvest

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

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 2 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 6 |
| COMMON RUST | 2 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| EYE SPOT | 2 |
| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 5 |
| STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 6 |

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

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

## Other

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

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **2026 Desert Southwest Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Mast
- **2026 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes