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  "release_year": 2015,
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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  ],
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    "SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
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    "Good digestibility",
    "Good milk yield potential"
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          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
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          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
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          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
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          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "NDFD 30 HR",
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          "characteristic": "SILAGE YIELD",
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          "characteristic": "MILK PER TON",
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          "characteristic": "MILK PER ACRE",
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