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  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc40-77rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC40-77RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC40-77RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC40-77RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2016,
  "relative_maturity": "90",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SSRIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "High top-end yield potential combined with low-end stability make DKC40-77RIB Brand Blend a great product across the 90 RM zone.  It can provide very good late season standability and intactness.",
  "strengths": [
    "Very attractive product at harvest time",
    "Excellent greensnap tolerance",
    "Broadly adapted in both the East and West",
    "Push plant populations to maximize performance potential",
    "Well suited for fields with multiple soil types",
    "Has shown strong emergence allowing this product to be used in high residue fields"
  ],
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          "value": "-"
        },
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          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "CORN LETHAL NECROSIS",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "4"
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          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
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        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Med High"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1170"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2250"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SSRIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "90"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Med High"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01063141"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "HARVEST",
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        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
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      "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": "2025 Northeast Seed Guide",
      "agronomist": "Shaun Heinbaugh",
      "agronomist_email": "shaun.heinbaugh@bayer.com",
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    },
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      "product_list_name": "2025 Northeast Seed Guide",
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    },
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  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAX_RIBCOMPLETE_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc40-77rib-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:41:09.662Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:03:31.967524+00:00",
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