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  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc40-99rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC40-99RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC40-99RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC40-99RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2022,
  "relative_maturity": "90",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "TRERIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC40-99RIB Brand Blend is a 90 RM, medium short statured product that has shown excellent yield performance potential and stability across years and geographies.  It has shown excellent agronomics and a good overall disease tolerance package.",
  "strengths": [
    "Broadly adapted across environments in the 90RM band with very good utilization North and South of zone",
    "Has shown a very good emergence and seedling vigor package",
    "Excellent stalk and root strength has been exhibited with this product",
    "Limit exposure in field where Goss's Wilt pressure is high such as corn following corn environments",
    "Hybrid has shown very good grain drydown on a semi-fixed ear type",
    "Hybrid has showcased very good drought stress tolerance",
    "Excellent greensnap tolerance has been viewed in this product"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "type": "disease ratings",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Short"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Med Low"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1185"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2250"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "TRERIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "90"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01085863"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "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": [
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      "product_list_name": "2024 South Dakota Product Guide",
      "agronomist": "Gary Hegg",
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  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_TRECEPTA_RIBCOMPLETE_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc40-99rib-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:40:46.479Z",
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