DKC117-89 BRAND
Positioning
DKC117-89 Brand is a SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product with outstanding agronomics, including disease tolerance, standability and staygreen.
Strengths & management
- Strong emergence and vigor enables early planting coupled with excellent tolerance to stalk lodging for late season harvest.
- Attractive plant type with consistent ear placement.
- Flowers late but will drydown quickly.
- Nice late season appearance and intactness.
- Strong disease tolerance profile with excellent southern rust and tar spot tolerance
Disease Ratings
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
2 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
2 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 |
4 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| EMERGENCE |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
2 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE |
3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1400 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2920 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSP |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
117 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01110954 |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
2 |
| DRYDOWN |
4 |
| 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
- Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026 — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- 2026 Seed Guide — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
- Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2 — agronomist: Vint Hicks
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