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99 lines
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# DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND
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- **Vendor:** Bayer
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- **Brand:** Dekalb
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- **Crop:** Silage
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- **Traits:** SSPRIB (SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
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- **Release year:** 2026
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- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc103-63rib-silage
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- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
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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.
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## Strengths & management
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- Features a strong stalk strength and excellent root strength, helping to ensure robust plant stability.
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- Medium populations are recommended with this semi-flex ear type, which has shown very good test weight and grain quality.
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- Product exhibits strong early season vigor and emergence, making it suitable for various planting conditions.
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- Strong overall fungal disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot tolerance.
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- Has shown excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance and good greensnap tolerance enabling western placement.
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## Management
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSPRIB |
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| RELATIVE MATURITY | 103 |
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| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1305 |
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| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2590 |
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| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
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| SILAGE PROVEN | No |
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| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
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| VARIETY | 01110746 |
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## Plant Description
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| COB COLOR | Red |
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| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
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| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
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## Growth
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| EMERGENCE | 2 |
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| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
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| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
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| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
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| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| GREENSNAP | 3 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
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| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
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## Harvest
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| STAYGREEN | 2 |
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| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
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| DRYDOWN | 3 |
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| TEST WEIGHT | 3 |
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## Diseases
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
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| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN RUST | 4 |
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| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 2 |
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| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
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## Herbicide
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | C |
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| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
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| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | A |
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## Silage Characteristics
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
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| % OF STARCH | 1 |
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| IVSD7HR | 3 |
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| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
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| MILK PER TON | 3 |
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| MILK PER ACRE | 3 |
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## Regional seed-guide listings
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- **Northwest Iowa** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
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