DKC59-81RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC59-81RIB Brand Blend 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 stress
- 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
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
109 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1320 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2725 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med High |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
No |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01081299 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
18 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
3 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
2 |
| GREENSNAP |
2 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Medium |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
3 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
4 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
5 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
3 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
A |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 24 HR |
4 |
| NDFD 30 HR |
4 |
| % OF STARCH |
3 |
| IVSD7HR |
2 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
3 |
| MILK PER TON |
3 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
3 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- 2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- 2026 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- 2025 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- 2024 Northern IL Local Recommendations — agronomist: Jim Donnelly
- 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Fuls
- 2026 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Jeff Spieler
- 2024 South Dakota Product Guide — agronomist: Gary Hegg
- DRINNERT 2025 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Dustin Rinnert
- 2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker
- Duplicate 2023 Northeast Seed Resource G — agronomist: Shaun Heinbaugh
- Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Reid Gill
- Wisconsin 2025 — agronomist: Sammie Brantner
- 2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- 2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- 2024 Mid-Atlantic Silage — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- 2023 Northwest Iowa Seed Guide — agronomist: Jim McDermott
- 2025 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE — agronomist: Abby Ficker