DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC103-63RIB Brand Blend is not just a broad acre SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product; it stands out with its exceptional yield performance and robust disease tolerance profile, making it a top choice for farmers seeking reliability and productivity in their corn crops.
Strengths & management
- Features a strong stalk strength and excellent root strength, helping to ensure robust plant stability.
- Medium populations are recommended with this semi-flex ear type, which has shown very good test weight and grain quality.
- Product exhibits strong early season vigor and emergence, making it suitable for various planting conditions.
- Strong overall fungal disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot tolerance.
- Has shown excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance and good greensnap tolerance enabling western placement.
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSPRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
103 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1305 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2590 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
No |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01110746 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
16 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
2 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
3 |
| GREENSNAP |
3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
3 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
4 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
2 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
3 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
C |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
A |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 30 HR |
3 |
| % OF STARCH |
1 |
| IVSD7HR |
3 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
2 |
| MILK PER TON |
3 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
3 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Northwest Iowa — agronomist: Jim McDermott