# DKS40-76 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks40-76-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS40-76 is a Medium maturity product combining resistance to Downy Mildew with excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Resistant to Downy Mildew pathotype 3 and 6
- Excellent Head Smut resistance

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 3 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Open |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 2 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 64 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Early |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1097361 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 41-49 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 64 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 64 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 109 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 107 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Resistant |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 1 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 2 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 6 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| ROOT LODGING | 1 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 3 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 2 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| THRESHABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 2 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 5 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Texas -- South of I-10** — agronomist: Scott Stanislav
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **West Texas Cotton Growing Region** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher