91 lines
2.4 KiB
Markdown
91 lines
2.4 KiB
Markdown
# DKC116-62 BRAND
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- **Vendor:** Bayer
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- **Brand:** Dekalb
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- **Crop:** Corn
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- **Relative maturity:** 116
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- **Traits:** SSP (SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology)
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- **Release year:** 2025
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- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc116-62-corn
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- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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---
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## Positioning
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DKC116-62 Brand is a 116 RM SmartStax®PRO with RNAi Technology product that offers strong yield potential and versatile placement across soil types and yield environments. This product is attractive, featuring a robust canopy, solid harvest appearance, and a strong disease tolerance package.
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## Strengths & management
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- Strong agronomics including stalk strength and root strength
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- Attractive, robust plant type with wide leaves, good staygreen, and balanced stature
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- Very good greensnap tolerance, excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance, and average pH tolerance for western placement
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- Very good test weight with acceptable husk coverage for southern areas
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## Disease Ratings
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN RUST | 4 |
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| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
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| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
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| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 5 |
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| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |
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## Growth
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
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| EMERGENCE | 3 |
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| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
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| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
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| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
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| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
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## Management
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1380 |
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| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2915 |
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| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSP |
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| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
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| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
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| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
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| VARIETY | 01104490 |
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## Harvest
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| STAYGREEN | 2 |
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| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
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| DRYDOWN | 3 |
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| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
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## Herbicide
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
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| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
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| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
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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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## Regional seed-guide listings
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- **South Delta Seed Guide 2027** — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
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- **Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee** — agronomist: Toby Covin
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- **Piedmont NC** — agronomist: James Kiser
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- **Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee 2** — agronomist: Toby Covin
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