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  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
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          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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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": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
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        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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