{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "westbred-wb-grainfield",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "WESTBRED",
  "product_name": "WB-GRAINFIELD BRAND",
  "product_id": "WHEAT_WB-GRAINFIELD BRAND_WESTBRED_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "WB-GRAINFIELD",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "wheat",
  "release_year": 2012,
  "relative_maturity": "Medium-Late",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [],
  "trait_descriptions": [],
  "positioning_statement": "WB-GRAINFIELD is a Hard Red Winter Wheat variety that offers growers excellent yield potential. Widely adapted from east to west, this variety provides very good tolerance to Stem Rust. Growers can rely on it for its excellent test weight, very good standability and milling and baking quality.",
  "strengths": [
    "Good Drought Tolerance",
    "Excellent Yield Potential",
    "Good Tolerance to Acidic Soils",
    "Good Disease Tolerance Package"
  ],
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      "label": "KEY CHARACTERISTICS",
      "type": "key characteristics",
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          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STANDABILITY",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST",
          "value": "8"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
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          "characteristic": "HERBICIDE TOLERANCE",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MATURITY GROUP",
          "value": "Medium-Late"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HEAD TYPE",
          "value": "Awned"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "YIELD POTENTIAL",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION",
          "value": "Yes"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED",
          "value": "No"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "CROP SYSTEM",
          "value": "IR,HR,DR"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PATENT PROTECTION",
          "value": "No"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "No"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PRODUCTION",
      "type": "production",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Medium-Tall"
        },
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          "characteristic": "WINTER HARDINESS",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TILLERING POTENTIAL",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STANDABILITY",
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "QUALITY",
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      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "PROTEIN CONTENT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILLING/BAKING QUALITY",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE",
      "type": "pest and disease resistance",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "BARLEY YELLOW DWARF",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB)",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HESSIAN FLY",
          "value": "9"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "LEAF RUST",
          "value": "7"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "POWDERY MILDEW",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEPTORIA LEAF BLOTCH",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOIL-BORNE MOSAIC",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STEM RUST",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TAN SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "WHEAT STEM SAWFLY",
          "value": "7"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST",
          "value": "8"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/Westbred-wheat-field-grainfield",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/wheat/westbred/westbred-wb-grainfield-wheat"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:44:11.263Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:06:57.898709+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
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