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  "relative_maturity": "94",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Trecepta™ RIB Complete® corn blend"
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    "Has shown strong yield performance potential in the 90 RM and Early 95 RM environments",
    "Product exhibits strong tolerance to Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight, helping to ensure better resilience against these common diseases",
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    "Girthy ear that shows consistent yield responses across various population densities, allowing for flexible planting density management"
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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": "EMERGENCE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
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          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
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          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
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          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
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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",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
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        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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