# DKC69-98RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc69-98rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC69-98RIB Brand Blend is a 119 RM corn that offers excellent yield performance in the Southern Midwest and coastal U.S. Typically an attractive, robust plant type; it offers excellent staygreen and test weight. Ability to perform in stressed growing conditions.

## Strengths & management

- Plant at medium to medium high plant populations
- Has shown excellent test weight, grain quality
- Position on moderate to highly productive soils to maximize yield potential
- Has shown adequate husk coverage
- Avoid areas with high levels of Goss's Wilt pressure
- Placement caution in areas of high greensnap risk

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 119 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1400 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2970 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01080319 |

## Plant Description

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP | 5 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Med High |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 1 |

## Diseases

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

## Herbicide

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

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 3 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
| % OF STARCH | 2 |
| IVSD7HR | 4 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 CA Silage Seed Guide** — agronomist: Barb Kutzner
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph