# DKS44-07 BRAND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Sorghum
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/sorghum/dekalb/dekalb-dks44-07-sorghum
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKS44-07 sets a new yield potential level across all maturities while maintaining a moderate plant stature.

## Strengths & management

- Outstanding yield potential in a Medium maturity product
- Excellent Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
- Very good root and stalk strength
- Moderate plant stature

## Maturity

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

## Agronomic Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| HEAD EXERTION | 4 |
| HEAD TYPE | Semi-Compact |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY | 4 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | 1 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER | 67 |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| MATURITY GROUP | Medium |
| NEW | No |
| VARIETY CODE | A1092994 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) | 41-49 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) | 14-16 |
| GRAIN COLOR | Red |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS | 66 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE | 67 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS | 111 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE | 110 |

## Diseases

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

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING VIGOR | 1 |
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| ROOT LODGING | 3 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 4 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE | 2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY | 2 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS | 3 |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| TEST WEIGHT | 1 |
| THRESHABILITY | 1 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY | 1 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING | 5 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Eastern Missouri 2026** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2024-25 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **North and Central TX** — agronomist: Steve Carlson
- **2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2026 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- **MidAtlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **Eastern Missouri 2025** — agronomist: Joe Harris
- **2026 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **Chris 2026 handout** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025-26 Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
- **2025 KS and MO** — agronomist: Molly Drimmel
- **West Texas Cotton Growing Region** — agronomist: Corey Thompson
- **handout2026** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **Texas -- South of I-10** — agronomist: Scott Stanislav
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2025** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks