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  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC51-20RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC51-20RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC51-20RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
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  "release_year": 2013,
  "relative_maturity": "101",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
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  ],
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    "DroughtGard™ Hybrids with VT Double PRO® RIB corn blend"
  ],
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  "strengths": [
    "Very good drought tolerance",
    "Has shown strong top-end yield potential",
    "Has shown consistent performance in low-end yield environments",
    "Good Goss' Wilt tolerance",
    "Position on dryland or limited irrigated acres",
    "Position in areas with moderate or less Goss' Wilt pressure",
    "Best yield potential will be with planting population of 30K PPA or higher"
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      "type": "disease ratings",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "CORN LETHAL NECROSIS",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
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        }
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    },
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        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
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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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        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "101"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Med Low"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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        }
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        },
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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