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  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC102-13RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "SILAGE_DKC102-13RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC102-13RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
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  "release_year": 2024,
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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    "VT4PRIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "VT4PRO™ RIB Complete® Corn Blend"
  ],
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    "Excellent emergence and seedling vigor enabling wide planting window",
    "Very good Northern Corn Leaf Blight and Anthracnose Stalk Rot disease tolerance package",
    "Has shown solid root and stalk strength",
    "Excellent plant stature with an attractive field appearance",
    "VT4PRO™ Technology provides enhanced above ground protection with RNAi Technology for corn root worm protection"
  ],
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      "type": "management",
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        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
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        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1285"
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        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2560"
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        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
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        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE PROVEN",
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        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
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      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
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        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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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",
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          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
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    },
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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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      "label": "DISEASES",
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          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
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          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
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        },
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          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
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          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "NDFD 24 HR",
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          "characteristic": "NDFD 30 HR",
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          "characteristic": "% OF STARCH",
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          "characteristic": "IVSD7HR",
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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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    }
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