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  "source_key": "westbred-wb2545",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "WESTBRED",
  "product_name": "WB2545 BRAND",
  "product_id": "WHEAT_WB2545 BRAND_WESTBRED_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "WB2545",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
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  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Broadly Adapted for Irrigated or Dryland Acres",
    "Very Good Test Weight",
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          "characteristic": "YELLOW (STRIPE) RUST",
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        }
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        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
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          "characteristic": "HEAD TYPE",
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          "characteristic": "YIELD POTENTIAL",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION",
          "value": "Pending"
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        {
          "characteristic": "LIMITED USE LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED",
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        {
          "characteristic": "CROP SYSTEM",
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          "characteristic": "PATENT PROTECTION",
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          "characteristic": "PROTEIN CONTENT",
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      "label": "PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE",
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          "characteristic": "FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT (SCAB)",
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  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/Westbred-wheat-field-seed-2545",
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  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:44:02.079Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:07:10.119028+00:00",
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