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3.5 KiB

DKC59-81RIB BRAND BLEND


Positioning

DKC59-81RIB Brand Blend offers growers a product that has shown great stability in appearance and performance across environments and geographies. It can provide a moderate plant stature with very good standability.

Strengths & management

  • Has shown very consistent ear development even under stress
  • Can provide a good foliar disease tolerance package
  • Very good greensnap and Goss's Wilt tolerance ratings
  • Push plant populations to maximize yield potential
  • Adapted to both dryland and irrigated environments
  • Has shown stability across soil types

Management

Characteristic Value
VALUE ADDED TRAIT SSRIB
RELATIVE MATURITY 109
GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION 1320
GDUS TO BLACK LAYER 2725
PLANTING RATE Med High
SILAGE PROVEN No
NEW PRODUCT NO
VARIETY 01081299

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
COB COLOR Red
KERNEL CAP COLOR Yellow
KERNEL ROW 18

Growth

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

Harvest

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

Diseases

Characteristic Value
NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT 4
SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT 3
GRAY LEAF SPOT 5
SOUTHERN RUST 5
ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT 5
GOSS'S WILT 3

Herbicide

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

Silage Characteristics

Characteristic Value
NDFD 24 HR 4
NDFD 30 HR 4
% OF STARCH 3
IVSD7HR 2
SILAGE YIELD 3
MILK PER TON 3
MILK PER ACRE 3

Regional seed-guide listings

  • 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Josh Erwin
  • 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
  • 2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
  • 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
  • 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
  • 2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
  • 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
  • 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
  • DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
  • 2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker
  • Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
  • Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Reid Gill
  • Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
  • 2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
  • 2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
  • 2024 Mid-Atlantic Silage — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
  • 2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
  • 2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker