# DKS54-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2019
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks54-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS54-07 is a Medium-Full maturity red grain hybrid with excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance.  DKS54-07 shows impressive yield potential from South Texas to the Central Plains.

## Strengths & management

- Excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Impressive yield potential
- Very good grain quality and grain weathering resistance
- Very good disease resistance package with resistance to Charcoal rot and Fusarium Head Blight

## Maturity

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Full |

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 4 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 4 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 2 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 72 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium-Full |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1076509 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 45-53 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Red |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 72 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 73 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 118 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 116 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CHARCOAL ROT | 2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 | Susceptible |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE | 4 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE | 1 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT | 1 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 2 |
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| ROOT LODGING | 3 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 6 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 6 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
| THRESHABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 4 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **2025 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **Southern Illinois Seed Guide** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **North Delta 2026** — agronomist: Josh Rupard
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **North and Central TX** — agronomist: Steve Carlson
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **Texas -- South of I-10** — agronomist: Scott Stanislav
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Mackenzie Trader
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SMARTSTAX TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- **West Texas Cotton Growing Region** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **West Tennessee** — agronomist: Wes Rodgers
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VT2P TRAIT FOCUS** — agronomist: Jamie Long