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DKS28-07 BRAND


Positioning

Best adapted to short season and/or higher elevation environments such as SD, W. NE, CO and W. KS. It also performs well in high stressed conditions and as an option for late plant, replant, and double crop.

Strengths & management

  • Very good yield potential for maturity even in tough growing conditions
  • Very good Sugarcane Aphid tolerance
  • Excellent post-flower stress tolerance and very good pre-flower stress tolerance
  • Very good standability

Maturity

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Early

Agronomic Characteristics

Characteristic Value
HEAD EXERTION 2
HEAD TYPE Semi-Open
HEIGHT UNIFORMITY 2
GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY 3
DAYS TO FLOWER 57

Management

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Early
NEW No
VARIETY CODE 1102611

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) 35-43
APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) 13-15
GRAIN COLOR Bronze
DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS 57
DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS 102

Diseases

Characteristic Value
CHARCOAL ROT 2
DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 Susceptible
SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE 2
FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT 4

Growth

Characteristic Value
SEEDLING VIGOR 2
STAYGREEN 2
ROOT LODGING 3
PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 2
POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 1
POST FREEZE STANDABILITY 2
YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS 1

Harvest

Characteristic Value
TEST WEIGHT 4
THRESHABILITY 3
YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY 2

Regional seed-guide listings

  • South Dakota — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
  • 2027 West Texas Seed Guide — agronomist: Corey Thompson