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2.6 KiB

DKC62-08 BRAND


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 SS
RELATIVE MATURITY 112
GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION 1365
GDUS TO BLACK LAYER 2800
PLANTING RATE Med Low
SILAGE PROVEN No
NEW PRODUCT NO
VARIETY 01045328

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

  • Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2 — agronomist: Vint Hicks
  • Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026#2 — agronomist: Vint Hicks
  • Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2025#2 — agronomist: Eddie Beasley
  • Southeast (AL/FL/GA) 2026 — agronomist: Eddie Beasley