99 lines
2.7 KiB
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99 lines
2.7 KiB
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# DKC62-70 BRAND
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- **Vendor:** Bayer
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- **Brand:** Dekalb
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- **Crop:** Corn
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- **Relative maturity:** 112
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- **Traits:** VT2P (VT Double PRO®)
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- **Release year:** 2022
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- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-70-corn
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- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
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DKC62-70 Brand is an eye-catching robust 112 RM hybrid that has shown outstanding performance potential; broadly adapted across yield environments with excellent Southern movement. Strong standability, test weight, and late season harvest appearance are additional features of this product.
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## Strengths & management
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- Attractive product with outstanding high yield potential across yield zones
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- Very strong root and stalk strength
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- Has shown a good overall disease tolerance package highlighted with very good Southern Rust and Southern Corn Leaf Blight tolerance
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- Hybrid has shown good drought stress for tough conditions
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- Excellent fall intactness and harvest appearance
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- Hybrid has exhibited excellent grain quality and test weight; high food grade potential
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- Has shown very good Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance
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- Can provide very good husk on a semi-flex ear type
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- Has shown to be a slower drydown product
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- Planting population versatility, highly adaptable across most soil types
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## Disease Ratings
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN RUST | 3 |
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| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 3 |
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| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
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| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
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| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 5 |
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## Growth
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
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| EMERGENCE | 3 |
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| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
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| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
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| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 3 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
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| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
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## Management
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1340 |
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| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2825 |
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| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2P |
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| RELATIVE MATURITY | 112 |
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| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
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| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
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| VARIETY | 01086651 |
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## Harvest
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| STAYGREEN | 3 |
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| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
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| DRYDOWN | 3 |
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| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
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## Herbicide
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | A |
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| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE | A |
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| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | A |
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## Plant Description
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| Characteristic | Value |
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| COB COLOR | Red |
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| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
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| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
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## Regional seed-guide listings
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- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Zachary Webb
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- **North Delta** — agronomist: Josh Rupard
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- **2025 Seed Guide** — agronomist: Greg Ferguson
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- **South Carolina/ SE North Carolina** — agronomist: Zachary Webb
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- **CAROLINAS/SE VIRGINIA** — agronomist: Jim Kiser
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- **West Tennessee** — agronomist: Wes Rodgers
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