DKC53-94RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC53-94RIB Brand Blend is a broadly adapted silage product that has demonstrated excellent silage tonnage and very good silage quality potential. This 103 RM product is a medium-tall robust plant type with a very good overall defensive package.
Strengths & management
- Broad east to west adapted silage product features excellent silage tonnage potential
- Has shown excellent fiber digestibility and good starch content
- Plant at typical densities for silage production; semi flex ear type has benefitted from medium-high planting rates
- Can be a good fit for corn-on-corn, high residue environments with strong early season package
- Excellent agronomics with very good root strength, solid stalk strength, and excellent greensnap tolerance
- Strong disease tolerance package including very good Goss’s Wilt and Northern Corn Leaf Blight tolerance
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
103 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1300 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2585 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med High |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01091237 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
16 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
2 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
3 |
| GREENSNAP |
2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
3 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
4 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
4 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
- |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
- |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
- |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 24 HR |
1 |
| NDFD 30 HR |
1 |
| % OF STARCH |
2 |
| IVSD7HR |
2 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
2 |
| MILK PER TON |
2 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
1 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Northeast & East Central Nebraska — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- Michigan and NW Ohio — agronomist: Doug George
- North Dakota & Northern MN — agronomist: Cody Oswald
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