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  "relative_maturity": "92",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Widely adapted product with very good East to West and North to South movement",
    "Excellent plant growth characteristics including strong stalk and root strength",
    "Hybrid has demonstrated excellent greensnap tolerance for good movement into greensnap prone areas in the Western cornbelt",
    "Semi-flex ear type showing very good performance under all planting rates; does not require high populations to yield",
    "Product has showcased excellent staygreen and late season harvest appearance",
    "Hybrid has expressed a good overall disease tolerance package",
    "Good Goss's Wilt tolerance",
    "Potential for dual purpose silage usage"
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          "value": "5"
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        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
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        {
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          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
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          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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    },
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      "type": "management",
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "92"
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        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01085874"
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          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
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          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
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        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
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        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
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          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
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        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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