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# DKC116-62RIB BRAND BLEND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 116
- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2025
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc116-62rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## 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 Gosss Wilt tolerance, and average pH tolerance for western placement
- Very good test weight with acceptable husk coverage for southern areas
## Disease Ratings
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 4 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 5 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2915 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01104490 |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
## 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
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- **EASTERN OHIO** — agronomist: Brad Miller
- **Southeast Iowa** — agronomist: Terry Mente
- **Northwest Iowa** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **West Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Southeast and South-Central** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **West-Central Iowa** — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- **Northwest Iowa DEKALB and Asgrow Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **New Northwest** — agronomist: Jim McDermott