DKC50-88RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC50-88RIB Brand Blend has shown excellent yield potential with performance stability centered on the 100RM band; very good northern movement into the 95RM and southern movement into the early 105RM zone. It can provide very good stalk and root strength for late season standability. This hybrid has exhibited an excellent late season harvest appearance with grain quality and test weight.
Strengths & management
- Very good emergence and seedling vigor for early planting
- Excellent grain quality and test weight
- Product has shown a girthy semi-fixed ear type
- Has performed well on rotated ground as well as corn following corn
- Excellent late season intactness and harvest appearance
- Very good stalk and root strength
- Has shown favorable drought tolerance
- Hybrid has demonstrated versatility across planting population but recommend medium high density to maximize yield potential
- Avoid using in heavy Goss's Wilt prone fields
- Potential for dual purpose silage usage
Disease Ratings
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
3 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
5 |
| 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 |
2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1270 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2505 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
100 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01086087 |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
4 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
2 |
| DRYDOWN |
2 |
| 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 |
18 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Paige Thomsen
- 2025 SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Luke Miller
- Northeast Iowa 2025 — agronomist: Rich Judge
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- 2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- 2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- 2025 Central & Western ND, MT/WY — agronomist: Courtney Meduna
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