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# DKC59-80 BRAND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 109
- **Traits:** CONV (Conventional)
- **Release year:** 2024
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc59-80-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
DKC59-80 Brand offers growers a product that has shown great stability in appearance and performance across environments and geographies. It can provide a moderate plant stature with very good standability.
## Strengths & management
- Has shown very consistent ear development even under stressed growing conditions
- Can provide a good foliar disease tolerance package
- Very good greensnap and Goss's Wilt tolerance ratings
- Push plant populations to maximize yield potential
- Adapted to both dryland and irrigated environments
- Has shown stability across soil types
## Disease Ratings
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 3 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 4 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 2 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2725 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | CONV |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 109 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01079956 |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |
## 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 | 18 |
## Regional seed-guide listings
- **Northeast & East Central Nebraska** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Northwest Iowa** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **New Northwest** — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- **Southeast and South-Central** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen