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  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc67-42rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC67-42RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC67-42RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC67-42RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2016,
  "relative_maturity": "117",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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  ],
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    "SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
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  "strengths": [
    "Ability to perform well across most planting populations",
    "Has shown excellent test weight and good ear health",
    "Very strong drought tolerance",
    "Avoid geographies where Goss's Wilt tolerance may be a concern",
    "Very good ear flex allows planting at a wide range of populations",
    "Has shown strong emergence and early growth which make this product a strong fit for no-till acres"
  ],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "CORN LETHAL NECROSIS",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
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        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
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        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "4"
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
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        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "117"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Med Low"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01063273"
        }
      ]
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      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
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          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
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          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
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        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
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        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
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  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAX_RIBCOMPLETE_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc67-42rib-corn"
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  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:41:54.788Z",
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