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  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Strong disease tolerance package includes Goss’s Wilt, Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance",
    "Has shown western adaptation through excellent greensnap tolerance and strong Goss’s Wilt tolerance",
    "Excellent stalk strength and good root strength",
    "Semi-fixed ear type has shown a strong response to medium-high planting densities",
    "Average staygreen and harvest appearance",
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          "value": "3"
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          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
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          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
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          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Medium"
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          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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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": "107"
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        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DEKALB® DISEASE SHIELD®",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
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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",
          "value": "Red"
        },
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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