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# DKC62-05 BRAND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** RR2 (Roundup Ready® Corn 2)
- **Release year:** 2013
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-05-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
DKC62-08 Brand is a 112 RM corn that offers exceptional top-end yield potential and very good agronomics. It can be adapted to most crop rotations and a wide range of environments including both irrigated and non-irrigated acres.
## Strengths & management
- Offensive product with exceptional top-end yield potential
- Has shown very good stalk and root strength
- Very good drought tolerance
- Very good drydown and test weight
- Can perform best when planted at M-H plant populations
- Adapted to most crop rotations including corn on corn
- Responds well to irrigation
- Use caution when applying growth regulator herbicides
- Avoid using ALS herbicides
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | RR2 |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 112 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1365 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2800 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01052680 |
## Plant Description
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP | 6 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
## Diseases
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 2 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 6 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT | 5 |
| STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 6 |
## Herbicide
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | C |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | W |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | A |
## Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 3 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
| % OF STARCH | 3 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 3 |
| MILK PER TON | 3 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 3 |
## Other
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| CORN LETHAL NECROSIS | - |
## Regional seed-guide listings
- **2025 Washington, Oregon, SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Vint Hicks
- **2026 Washington, Oregon, SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2** — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes