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  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc112-03rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC112-03RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC112-03RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC112-03RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2027,
  "relative_maturity": "112",
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  "wheat_class": null,
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  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC112-03RIB Brand Blend is a SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product that provides excellent depth to the DEKALB® brand product portfolio. Excellent disease tolerance including Goss’s Wilt and greensnap tolerance support excellent western movement. The girthy semi-flex ear with strong roots and stalks allows for a variety of planting populations and scenarios.",
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    "A product that has demonstrated stable yield potential with excellent western movement",
    "Good emergence and durable root and stalk strength allow for versatile management strategies",
    "Exceptional foliar disease tolerance package including Goss Wilt and Northern Corn Leaf Blight.",
    "Girthy semi-flex ear that excels at average populations"
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          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
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          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
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          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Med High"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1335"
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SSPRORIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "112"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "YES"
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          "value": "undefined"
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          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
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          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
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        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
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      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "18"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAXPRO_RNAI_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc112-03rib-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:42:17.140Z",
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