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  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc70-94-silage",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC70-94 BRAND",
  "product_id": "SILAGE_DKC70-94 BRAND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC70-94",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "silage",
  "release_year": 2023,
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SS"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax®"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC70-94 Brand is a strong silage product for the DEKALB® Brand portfolio focused on the western market. A tall plant height with broad leaves that can offer high total starch and starch availability.",
  "strengths": [
    "Product has shown very good silage tonnage potential with very good starch and starch availability",
    "Excellent emergence and vigor to enable a wide planting window",
    "Has shown a strong foliar disease tolerance package",
    "Very solid root and stalk strength potential",
    "Good staygreen for an extended chopping window",
    "Has shown good performance under high pH soils"
  ],
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    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SS"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "120"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1420"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "3005"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE PROVEN",
          "value": "Yes"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01089146"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Med High"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
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        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASES",
      "type": "diseases",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE",
          "value": "-"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "SILAGE CHARACTERISTICS",
      "type": "silage characteristics",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NDFD 24 HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NDFD 30 HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "% OF STARCH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "IVSD7HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE YIELD",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER TON",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER ACRE",
          "value": "2"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
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