DKS45-60 BRAND
Positioning
DKS45-60 is a Medium maturity product with resistance to Downy Mildew and very good yield potential while maintaining excellent root and stalk strength.
Strengths & management
- Resistant to Downy Mildew pathotype 3 and 6
- Excellent yield potential in a Medium maturity product
- Excellent root and stalk strength
- Very good weatherability and resistance to pre-harvest sprouting & shattering
Maturity
| Characteristic |
Value |
| MATURITY GROUP |
Medium |
Agronomic Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| HEAD EXERTION |
2 |
| HEAD TYPE |
Semi-Open |
| HEIGHT UNIFORMITY |
2 |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
3 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER |
66 |
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| MATURITY GROUP |
Medium |
| NEW |
No |
| VARIETY CODE |
A1092996 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) |
43-51 |
| APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) |
13-15 |
| GRAIN COLOR |
Bronze |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS |
67 |
| DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE |
66 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS |
112 |
| DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE |
109 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| CHARCOAL ROT |
2 |
| DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 |
Resistant |
| HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE |
2 |
| SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE |
8 |
| FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT |
5 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| SEEDLING VIGOR |
2 |
| STAYGREEN |
3 |
| ROOT LODGING |
3 |
| PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE |
4 |
| POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE |
2 |
| POST FREEZE STANDABILITY |
3 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS |
3 |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| TEST WEIGHT |
1 |
| THRESHABILITY |
1 |
| YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY |
2 |
| PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING |
4 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- South Delta Seed Guide 2027 - old — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
- South Delta Seed Guide 2027 — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
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