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  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc52-61",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC52-61 BRAND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC52-61 BRAND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC52-61",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2011,
  "relative_maturity": "102",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "VT2P"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "VT Double PRO®"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC52-61 is a 102 RM corn with excellent yield potential and drydown for its maturity. This product is widely adapted and works well across a wide range of soil types and management practices. Additional benefits of this product include excellent roots and has shown very good drought tolerance.",
  "strengths": [
    "Excellent drydown and yield potential",
    "Very good emergence and seedling growth",
    "Has shown strong yield performance over a wide range of conditions",
    "Has shown excellent root quality and very good stalk quality",
    "Has shown very good drought tolerance",
    "Adapted to most crop rotations",
    "Very good choice for early planting and conservation tillage systems",
    "Excellent drydown allows for field drying of grain",
    "Solid stalk and root quality allows for flexible harvest scheduling"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
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      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "type": "disease ratings",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "7"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1280"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2540"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "VT2P"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "102"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Low"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "A1034689"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "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": "Pink"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_VTDOUBLEPRO_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc52-61-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:43:07.535Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:04:32.063577+00:00",
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