DKC116-62RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC116-62RIB Brand Blend is a 116 RM SmartStax®PRO with RNAi Technology product that offers strong yield potential and versatile placement across soil types and yield environments. This product is attractive, featuring a robust canopy, solid harvest appearance, and a strong disease tolerance package.
Strengths & management
- Strong agronomics including stalk strength and root strength
- Attractive, robust plant type with wide leaves, good staygreen, and balanced stature
- Very good greensnap tolerance, excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance, and average pH tolerance for western placement
- Very good test weight with acceptable husk coverage for southern areas
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
116 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2915 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
No |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01104490 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
16 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
3 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
3 |
| GREENSNAP |
3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
2 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
2 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
5 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
4 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
3 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
3 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
A |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 30 HR |
3 |
| % OF STARCH |
3 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
2 |
| MILK PER TON |
3 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
3 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Northwest Iowa — agronomist: Jim McDermott