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# DKC64-44RIB BRAND BLEND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2021
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc64-44rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
DKC64-44RIB Brand Blend is a 114 RM product targeted specifically for the silage market that has shown very good performance in silage yield potential and quality compared to current DEKALB® offerings. Broadly adapted for use in most silage markets.
## Strengths & management
- Has shown good emergence and seedling vigor
- Hybrid can provide very good silage milk yield
- Product has shown very good grain yields if entire field is not going to be chopped for silage
- Can provide good stalk and root strength
- Semi-flex ear type, has shown good response to increased planting populations
- Very good starch and NDFd scores for silage quality
- Has demonstrated a longer grain fill period and good staygreen that may enable an extended silage cutting window
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 114 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1350 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2840 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN | Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01081264 |
## Plant Description
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 3 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 4 |
| GREENSNAP | 4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Medium |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 3 |
| DRYDOWN | 4 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |
## Diseases
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 6 |
| 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 | 2 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 2 |
| % OF STARCH | 2 |
| IVSD7HR | 2 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 1 |
## Regional seed-guide listings
- **Northern Indiana** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee 2** — agronomist: Toby Covin
- **Tennessee Valley/ Middle Tennessee** — agronomist: Toby Covin