DKC61-80RIB BRAND BLEND
Positioning
DKC61-80RIB Brand Blend is a 111 RM silage product that offers broad adaptability for use across most of the silage market in the 110 and 115 relative maturity zones. A taller robust plant type, it can offer very good ear flex, higher total starch and starch availability levels.
Strengths & management
- Hybrid can provide outstanding silage tonnage with very good silage milk yield
- Eye-catching product with dense canopy
- Good agronomic package including very good early season growth as well as good stalk and root strength
- Good stress tolerance and can work well on less productive soils
- Softer kernel type, lower test weight for enhanced starch availability
- Good grain yields for dual purpose usage when entire field is not going to be chopped
- Good staygreen and extended harvest window has been demonstrated by this product
Management
| Characteristic |
Value |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT |
SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY |
111 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION |
1365 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER |
2795 |
| PLANTING RATE |
Med Low |
| SILAGE PROVEN |
Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT |
NO |
| VARIETY |
01086752 |
Plant Description
| Characteristic |
Value |
| COB COLOR |
Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR |
Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW |
16 |
Growth
| Characteristic |
Value |
| EMERGENCE |
3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH |
2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH |
3 |
| STALK STRENGTH |
3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE |
3 |
| GREENSNAP |
3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT |
Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT |
Med High |
Harvest
| Characteristic |
Value |
| STAYGREEN |
3 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE |
3 |
| DRYDOWN |
2 |
| TEST WEIGHT |
5 |
Diseases
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT |
3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT |
5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST |
5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT |
4 |
| GOSS'S WILT |
4 |
Herbicide
| Characteristic |
Value |
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY |
A |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE |
A |
Silage Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Value |
| NDFD 24 HR |
3 |
| NDFD 30 HR |
2 |
| % OF STARCH |
2 |
| IVSD7HR |
2 |
| SILAGE YIELD |
1 |
| MILK PER TON |
2 |
| MILK PER ACRE |
2 |
Regional seed-guide listings
- Northern Indiana — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- Michigan and NW Ohio — agronomist: Doug George
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