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3.1 KiB

DKC44-80RIB BRAND BLEND


Positioning

DKC44-80RIB Brand Blend provides excellent broad yield potential and stronger Eastern adaptation than many current offerings. Offers a robust plant type with good ear flex and strong silage potential.

Strengths & management

  • Has shown strong silage yield and quality
  • No known herbicide sensitivities
  • Excellent yield potential across most environments
  • Good ear flex can provide good performance potential at lower populations
  • Avoid fields with a history of high Goss's Wilt pressure
  • Awesome yield potential combined with good drydown for maturity

Management

Characteristic Value
VALUE ADDED TRAIT VT2PRIB
RELATIVE MATURITY 94
GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION 1240
GDUS TO BLACK LAYER 2330
PLANTING RATE Med Low
SILAGE PROVEN No
NEW PRODUCT NO
VARIETY 01074363

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
COB COLOR Red
KERNEL CAP COLOR Yellow
KERNEL ROW 16

Growth

Characteristic Value
EMERGENCE 2
SEEDLING GROWTH 2
ROOT STRENGTH 4
STALK STRENGTH 3
DROUGHT TOLERANCE 3
GREENSNAP 4
PLANT HEIGHT Med Tall
EAR PLACEMENT Medium

Harvest

Characteristic Value
STAYGREEN 3
HARVEST APPEARANCE 3
DRYDOWN 2
TEST WEIGHT 4

Diseases

Characteristic Value
NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT 4
GRAY LEAF SPOT 5
SOUTHERN RUST 6
ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT 4
GOSS'S WILT 5

Herbicide

Characteristic Value
GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY A
SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY A
ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE A

Silage Characteristics

Characteristic Value
NDFD 24 HR 2
NDFD 30 HR 2
% OF STARCH 2
IVSD7HR 3
SILAGE YIELD 2
MILK PER TON 2
MILK PER ACRE 2

Regional seed-guide listings

  • Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
  • 2025 SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Luke Miller
  • Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
  • 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
  • 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
  • 2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
  • 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
  • 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
  • Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Reid Gill
  • 2025 Washington, Oregon, SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
  • 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
  • 2025 Central & Western ND, MT/WY — agronomist: Courtney Meduna