# DKC116-96RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 116
- **Traits:** VT4PRIB (VT4PRO™ RIB Complete® Corn Blend)
- **Release year:** 2027
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc116-96rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC116-96RIB Brand Blend is a VT4PRO™ Technology product that has shown stable yield potential across multiple soil types. Strong disease tolerance package, including tolerance to Goss’s Wilt, gives this product strong western movement. Robust stalk strength, good staygreen and late season intactness allow this product to be utilized in late harvest scenarios.

## Strengths & management

- A VT4PRO™ Technology product that has shown stable yield potential across multiple soil types
- Robust stalk strength, good staygreen and late season intactness allow this product to be utilized in late harvest scenarios
- Strong disease tolerance package, including tolerance to Goss’s Wilt, give this product strong western movement

## Disease Ratings

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1385 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2910 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT4PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | YES |
| VARIETY | undefined |

## 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 | 16 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **Southern IN Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- **2027 North East Iowa RJ** — agronomist: Richard Judge
- **Northeast US** — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Central Kansas** — agronomist: Jeffery Schaef
- **2027 North East Iowa** — agronomist: Scott Johnson
- **West Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **2027 Central and Southwest KS** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2027 N. East Iowa** — agronomist: Scott Johnson