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  "vendor": "Bayer",
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  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
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  "release_year": 2027,
  "relative_maturity": "112",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
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    "SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend"
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        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
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        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "112"
        },
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          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
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          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
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          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
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          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
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          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
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