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2.2 KiB
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97 lines
2.2 KiB
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# DKC46-18 BRAND
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- **Vendor:** Bayer
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- **Brand:** Dekalb
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- **Crop:** Corn
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- **Relative maturity:** 96
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- **Traits:** RR2 (Roundup Ready® Corn 2)
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- **Release year:** 2012
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- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc46-18-corn
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- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
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DKC46-18 Brand can provide excellent agronomics and high top-end yield potential. DKC46-18 has excellent late-season standability for a flexible harvest scheduling in the fall
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## Strengths & management
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- Excellent top-end yield potential
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- Excellent seedling vigor
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- Excellent stalks and roots
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- Has shown excellent drought tolerance
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- Very good test weight
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- Has performed best when planted at M-H plant populations
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- Good early-season growth allows for early planting
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- Responds well to irrigation
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- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides
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## Disease Ratings
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
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| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN RUST | - |
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| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
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| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | - |
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| STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT | 2 |
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| CORN LETHAL NECROSIS | - |
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| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 2 |
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## Growth
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
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| EMERGENCE | 3 |
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| ROOT STRENGTH | 4 |
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| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
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| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
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| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
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| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
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## Management
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1267 |
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| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2400 |
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| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | RR2 |
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| RELATIVE MATURITY | 96 |
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| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
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| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
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| VARIETY | A1031275 |
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## Harvest
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| STAYGREEN | 3 |
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| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
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| DRYDOWN | 3 |
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| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
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## Herbicide
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | C |
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| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
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| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
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## Plant Description
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| COB COLOR | Red |
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| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
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| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
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## Regional seed-guide listings
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- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Reid Gill
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- **Wisconsin 2025** — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
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