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  "wheat_class": null,
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    "Can provide a good foliar disease tolerance package",
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          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
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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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