DKC66-17RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC66-17RIB Brand Blend can provide good movement across regions and environments with excellent yield potential. Typically an attractive, moderate plant type with very good standability and grain quality.
Strengths & management
- Has shown good tolerance to Diplodia ear rot
- Disease tolerance package should allow broad use
- Can provide good harvest timing flexibility
- Plant at medium to medium high plant populations
- Adapted to most crop rotations including corn following corn
- Position on moderate to high producing soils to maximize yield potential
Disease Ratings
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
5 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 |
3 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
3 |
| EMERGENCE |
3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
2 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE |
4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Med High |
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2900 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
116 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01075441 |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
2 |
| DRYDOWN |
4 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
2 |
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
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SMARTSTAX TRAIT FOCUS — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- 2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- 2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- Southwest Iowa 24 — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- 2025 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- 2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- Western Missouri — agronomist: Jody Foutch
- 2026 DEKALB/ASGROW SOUTHWEST IN GUIDE — agronomist: Jordan Arndell
- West Central Illinois 2025 — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- West Central Illinois 2026 — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- West Central Illinois 2023 — agronomist: Lance Tarochione
- 2025 East Central Illinois Product Guide — agronomist: Randy Niver
- Southwest Iowa 25 — agronomist: John Swalwell
- 2024-2025 Dekalb Seed Guide — agronomist: Andrew Penney
- West Central Illinois 2023 — agronomist: Chris Kallal
- 2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- 2025 East Central Iowa — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- Southern Illinois Seed Guide — agronomist: Josh Tooley
- 2023 NORTHEAST IOWA Duplicate — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- 2026 EAST CENTRAL IOWA — agronomist: Lance Goettsch
- Northwest Missouri 2025 — agronomist: Jody Foutch