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
Disease Ratings
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
5 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 |
4 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| EMERGENCE |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
3 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE |
2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2725 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
109 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01081299 |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
4 |
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
- 2026 Seed Guide — agronomist: Nora Schultz
- 2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Reid Gill
- 2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- 2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2025 SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Luke Miller
- Southwest Iowa 26 DK AG AAron — agronomist: John Swalwell
- 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- West Central Illinois 2023 — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- Southwest Iowa 26 Dekalb Asgrow — agronomist: John Swalwell
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Paige Thomsen
- 2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- Southern Illinois Seed Guide — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- 2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- Southwest Iowa 24 — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- 2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- Northeast Iowa 2026 — agronomist: Scott Johnson
- 2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide — agronomist: John Skalsky
- 2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- Northeast Iowa 2025 — agronomist: Rich Judge
- 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- handout2026 — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- West Central Illinois 2023 — agronomist: Chris Kallal
- 2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- 2025 Washington, Oregon, SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SMARTSTAX TRAIT FOCUS — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- 2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- Chris 2026 handout — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026 — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- Wisconsin Seed Guide — agronomist: Mike Hopke
- Northeast Iowa 2026 — agronomist: Rich Judge
- West Central Illinois 2025 — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- 2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- 2025 East Central Iowa — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- 2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- 2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- 2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- 2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide — agronomist: Randy Niver
- Southwest Iowa 26 DK AG Ohara 2 — agronomist: John Swalwell