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  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "channel-k109-15wx",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "CHANNEL",
  "product_name": "K109-15WX BRAND",
  "product_id": "CORN_K109-15WX BRAND_CHANNEL_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "K109-15WX",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2021,
  "relative_maturity": "109",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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  "positioning_statement": null,
  "strengths": [
    "Outstanding yield performance potential",
    "Widely adapted west to east in the 110-115 RM zones; moves south well",
    "Flowers late but dries down fast",
    "Proceed with caution using sulfonylurea herbicides. Harvest timely. Management required if placing in a corn on corn rotation"
  ],
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
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          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
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          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
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          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT)",
          "value": "F"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR HEIGHT",
          "value": "MH"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "MT"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING VIGOR",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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        }
      ]
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      "label": "DISEASE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "ADAPTATION",
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      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "FOCUS AREA",
          "value": "W,C,E"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDES",
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          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PIGMENT INHIBITORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "C"
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      ]
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    {
      "label": "OTHER",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        },
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          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "TRAIT",
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  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/channel-seed-bag-field-corn-rib-complete",
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    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-k109-15wx-corn"
  ],
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