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DKS51-01 BRAND


Positioning

DKS51-01 is a Medium-Full maturity, high yield potential, bronze grain product with excellent seedling vigor, test weight and threshability characteristics.

Strengths & management

  • Excellent yield potential for maturity
  • Excellent threshability
  • High test weight
  • Excellent seedling vigor

Maturity

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Medium-Full

Agronomic Characteristics

Characteristic Value
HEAD EXERTION 2
HEAD TYPE Semi-Open
HEIGHT UNIFORMITY 5
GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY 3

Management

Characteristic Value
MATURITY GROUP Medium-Full
NEW No
VARIETY CODE A1020168

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
TOTAL PLANT HEIGHT (IN.) 45-53
APPROX. SEEDS PER POUND (000) 14-16
GRAIN COLOR Bronze
DAYS TO FLOWER - PLAINS 70
DAYS TO FLOWER - TX AND SE 71
DAYS TO HARVEST - PLAINS 116
DAYS TO HARVEST - TX AND SE 114

Diseases

Characteristic Value
CHARCOAL ROT 2
DOWNY MILDEW PATHOTYPE 3 & 6 Susceptible
HEAD SMUT RESISTANCE 4
SUGARCANE APHID TOLERANCE 6
FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT 2

Growth

Characteristic Value
SEEDLING VIGOR 1
STAYGREEN 2
ROOT LODGING 4
PRE-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 3
POST-FLOWER STRESS TOLERANCE 1
POST FREEZE STANDABILITY 3
YIELD POTENTIAL UNDER STRESS 3

Harvest

Characteristic Value
TEST WEIGHT 2
THRESHABILITY 1
YIELD POTENTIAL FOR MATURITY 1
PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING & SHATTERING 5

Regional seed-guide listings

  • North Delta Seed Guide — agronomist: Alex Webb
  • South Delta Seed Guide 2027 — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
  • South Delta Seed Guide 2027 - old — agronomist: Gregory Ferguson
  • Kentucky Seed — agronomist: James Ladd