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# DKC66-18RIB BRAND BLEND
- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Corn
- **Relative maturity:** 116
- **Traits:** VT2PRIB (VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2020
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc66-18rib-corn
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)
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## Positioning
DKC66-18RIB Brand Blend can provide good movement across regions and environments with excellent yield potential. Typically an attractive, moderate plant type with very good standability and grain quality.
## Strengths & management
- Has shown good tolerance to Diplodia ear rot
- Disease tolerance package should allow broad use
- Can provide good harvest timing flexibility
- Plant at medium to medium high plant populations
- Can provide good harvest timing flexibility
- Position on moderate to high producing soils to maximize yield potential
## Disease Ratings
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 5 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |
| SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 3 |
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 | 3 |
## Growth
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 3 |
| EMERGENCE | 3 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 3 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP TOLERANCE | 4 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Medium |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Med High |
## Management
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1380 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 2900 |
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | VT2PRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 116 |
| PLANTING RATE | Med High |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01075439 |
## Harvest
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 4 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 2 |
## 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
- **Northern Indiana** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **Kentucky Seed** — agronomist: James Ladd