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  "relative_maturity": "109",
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  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Can provide a good foliar disease tolerance package",
    "Very good greensnap and Goss's Wilt tolerance ratings",
    "Push plant populations to maximize yield potential",
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          "value": "5"
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          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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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": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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