# DKC61-98 BRAND - **Vendor:** Bayer - **Brand:** Dekalb - **Crop:** Corn - **Relative maturity:** 111 - **Traits:** VT2P (VT Double PRO®) - **Release year:** 2019 - **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc61-98-corn - **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best) --- ## Positioning DKC61-98 Brand combines strong agronomics, an excellent disease package and outstanding yield potential in both irrigated and dryland conditions. ## Strengths & management - Has shown good standability and grain quality - Disease package allows use in high disease pressure areas - Adaptability to a wide range of soil types - Push populations to maximize performance - No known herbicide sensitivities ## Disease Ratings | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 | | SOUTHERN RUST | 2 | | ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 4 | | GOSS'S WILT | 4 | | SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 | | NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 | ## Growth | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 | | EMERGENCE | 3 | | ROOT STRENGTH | 2 | | STALK STRENGTH | 3 | | DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 4 | | GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 | | PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall | | EAR PLACEMENT | Medium | ## Management | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1370 | | GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2790 | | VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2P | | RELATIVE MATURITY | 111 | | PLANTING RATE | High | | NEW PRODUCT | NO | | DEKALB® DISEASE SHIELD® | YES | | VARIETY | 01075186 | ## Harvest | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | STAYGREEN | 3 | | HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 | | DRYDOWN | 3 | | TEST WEIGHT | 3 | ## Herbicide | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A | | ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A | | SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A | ## Plant Description | Characteristic | Value | |---|---| | COB COLOR | Red | | KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow | | KERNEL ROW | 14 |