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  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc103-63rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC103-63RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2026,
  "relative_maturity": "103",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SSPRIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC103-63RIB Brand Blend is not just a broad acre SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product; it stands out with its exceptional yield performance and robust disease tolerance profile, making it a top choice for farmers seeking reliability and productivity in their corn crops.",
  "strengths": [
    "Features a strong stalk strength and excellent root strength, helping to ensure robust plant stability.",
    "Medium populations are recommended with this semi-flex ear type, which has shown very good test weight and grain quality.",
    "Product exhibits strong early season vigor and emergence, making it suitable for various planting conditions.",
    "Strong overall fungal disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot tolerance.",
    "Has shown excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance and good greensnap tolerance enabling western placement."
  ],
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          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
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        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1305"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2590"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SSPRIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "103"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01110746"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "C"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "2027 Product Guide",
      "agronomist": "Jeffrey Fuls",
      "agronomist_email": "jeffrey.fuls@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J8L"
    },
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      "product_list_name": "2027 Product Guide",
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      "agronomist_email": "jeffrey.fuls@bayer.com",
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    },
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      "product_list_name": "2027 Product Guide",
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      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J8P"
    }
  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAXPRO_RNAI_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc103-63rib-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-18T15:42:07.198Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:01:38.289388+00:00",
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