DEKALB 6919S Genuity ® Corn (DK 6919S): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
DEKALB 6919S Genuity ® corn is a yellow GM hybrid corn variety, also sold or known as DK 6919S or Dekalb 6919S. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2016 as NSIC 2016 GMCn 41. Monsanto bred it. It takes about 104 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain, with 9.64 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for DK 6919S or Dekalb 6919S, this is the same corn. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our corn variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Pagtatanim ng mais, step by step.
- Days to harvest: about 104 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain.
- Yield: 9.64 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 232.9 cm.
- Recommended for: Luzon and Mindanao, in both the wet and the dry season.
- Type: Yellow GM hybrid.
Key facts about DEKALB 6919S Genuity ® corn
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2016 GMCn 41 |
| Year approved | 2016 |
| Breeder or owner | Monsanto |
| Also known as | DK 6919S, Dekalb 6919S, DK 6919, 6919S |
| Type | Yellow GM hybrid |
| Days to harvest | about 104 days |
| Average yield | 9.64 t/ha |
| Plant height | 232.9 cm |
| Recommended area | Luzon and Mindanao |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
DEKALB 6919S Genuity ® corn takes about 104 days from planting to the harvest of dry grain. That is about the average of the 89 yellow GM hybrid corn varieties with a day count, 105.4 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 9.64 t/ha beats the average of its group, 8.13. It sits in the top quarter of its group. One tonne of shelled corn fills about 20 sacks of 50 kilograms. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives 110 to 115 days (relative maturity).
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Corn borer | Resistant | Held up well |
| Rust | Resistant | Held up well |
| Stalk rot | Resistant | Held up well |
| Corn earworm | Resistant | Held up well |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on Asian corn borer, Corn rust, Corn stalk rot, Corn earworm.
The pests and diseases that hit corn fields most often: Asian corn borer, banded leaf and sheath blight, Corn downy mildew, Corn ear rot, Corn planthopper. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: Potential 12.4 t/ha, shelling recovery 81 percent, company stresses a stable yield.
- Traits in the seed: VT Double PRO RIB Complete (Bayer's trait code VT2PRIB): two Bt proteins with different modes of action against Asian corn borer, fall armyworm, corn earworm and common cutworm, its registered events are MON 89034 x NK603, so the plant also tolerates glyphosate (Roundup). The bag holds 95 percent traited seed and 5 percent refuge seed already mixed, so no separate refuge block has to be planted.
- Season: Wet and dry.
- Where: Luzon and Visayas (Bayer's recommended area).
- Stand: 70,000 to 80,000 plants per ha, furrows 60 or 65 cm apart, hills 20 cm.
- Orange flint grain, 14 to 16 rows.
- Medium plant height, ears set at medium height.
- Good standability.
- Often bears two ears per plant.
- Grain dries down fast.
Why farmers know it: on Bayer's current Philippine Dekalb list. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual corn on the same ground.
Where and when to plant DEKALB 6919S Genuity ® corn
It is recommended for Luzon and Mindanao in both the wet and the dry season. Start with the color your buyer pays for: yellow corn goes to feed mills, while white and glutinous corn go to the table. Next, pick between a hybrid, which yields more but needs new seed every season, and an open pollinated variety, whose seed you can save. Then match the island group in its recommendation, because trials in Luzon and Mindanao give different winners. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for corn.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCorn varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the corn varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- P3530PW: about 104 days, 6.06 t/ha, 2024
- NK6505 BGT: about 104 days, 11.06 t/ha, 2021
- H101G: about 104 days, 10 t/ha, 2019
- 30Y80: about 104 days, 5.6 t/ha, 2005
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