DKC69-16 BRAND
Positioning
DKC69-16 Brand is a product that can be used in irrigated or dryland environments throughout the Southern U.S. and into the Southern High Plains. It can provide an attractive wide leaved plant type with good husk coverage.
Strengths & management
- Has shown above average drought tolerance
- Very good Goss's Wilt tolerance
- Descent ear flex improves performance potential at lower populations
- May benefit from a fungicide in areas of high Southern Rust pressure
- May respond well to sidress applications of nitrogen
- Potential to be used as a dual purpose product for silage
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SS |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
119 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2970 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
No |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01075562 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
16 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
3 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
2 |
| GREENSNAP |
4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
2 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
6 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
5 |
| 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 |
3 |
| NDFD 30 HR |
3 |
| % OF STARCH |
3 |
| IVSD7HR |
2 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
3 |
| MILK PER TON |
2 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
3 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee 2 — agronomist: Toby Covin
- Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee — agronomist: Toby Covin
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