DKC64-44RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC64-44RIB Brand Blend is a 114 RM product targeted specifically for the silage market that has shown very good performance in silage yield potential and quality compared to current DEKALB® offerings. Broadly adapted for use in most silage markets.
Strengths & management
- Has shown good emergence and seedling vigor
- Hybrid can provide very good silage milk yield
- Product has shown very good grain yields if entire field is not going to be chopped for silage
- Can provide good stalk and root strength
- Semi-flex ear type, has shown good response to increased planting populations
- Very good starch and NDFd scores for silage quality
- Has demonstrated a longer grain fill period and good staygreen that may enable an extended silage cutting window
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
114 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1350 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2840 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01081264 |
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 |
4 |
| GREENSNAP |
4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
4 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
4 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
4 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
4 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
A |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 24 HR |
2 |
| NDFD 30 HR |
2 |
| % OF STARCH |
2 |
| IVSD7HR |
2 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
2 |
| MILK PER TON |
2 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
1 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Northern Indiana — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee 2 — agronomist: Toby Covin
- Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee — agronomist: Toby Covin
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