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# DKC39-55RIB BRAND BLEND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 89
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc39-55rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
DKC39-55RIB Brand Blend is a broadly adapted medium stature product with excellent stalk strength, a good foliar disease tolerance package and excellent yield potential. It has shown excellent emergence and seedling vigor for early planting.
## Strengths & management
- Has show very good yield potential across the cornbelt in the 90 RM zone with good north of zone movement
- Widely adapted germplasm from East to West
- Can provide very good tolerance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight
- Product can show very good Goss's Wilt tolerance for elevated field pressure and corn following corn environments
- Can provide very good test weight and grain drydown
- Hybrid has shown to perform well in stressed growing conditions
- Semi-flex ear type has shown good performance at lower plant populations
## Disease Ratings
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 3 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1200 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2225 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 89 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01080975 |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 2 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
## Herbicide
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
## Plant Description
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
## Regional seed-guide listings
- **Michigan and NW Ohio** — agronomist: Doug George
- **North Dakota & Northern MN** — agronomist: Cody Oswald
- **South Dakota** — agronomist: Jeff Spieler