seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/dekalb-dkc103-63rib-silage.json

{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc103-63rib-silage",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC103-63RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "silage",
  "release_year": 2026,
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SSPRIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax® PRO® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC103-63RIB Brand Blend is not just a broad acre SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology product; it stands out with its exceptional yield performance and robust disease tolerance profile, making it a top choice for farmers seeking reliability and productivity in their corn crops.",
  "strengths": [
    "Features a strong stalk strength and excellent root strength, helping to ensure robust plant stability.",
    "Medium populations are recommended with this semi-flex ear type, which has shown very good test weight and grain quality.",
    "Product exhibits strong early season vigor and emergence, making it suitable for various planting conditions.",
    "Strong overall fungal disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, and Tar Spot tolerance.",
    "Has shown excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance and good greensnap tolerance enabling western placement."
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SSPRIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "103"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1305"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2590"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE PROVEN",
          "value": "No"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01110746"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASES",
      "type": "diseases",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "C"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "SILAGE CHARACTERISTICS",
      "type": "silage characteristics",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "NDFD 30 HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "% OF STARCH",
          "value": "1"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "IVSD7HR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SILAGE YIELD",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER TON",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "MILK PER ACRE",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "Northwest Iowa",
      "agronomist": "Jim McDermott",
      "agronomist_email": "jim.mcdermott@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J4B"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Northwest Iowa",
      "agronomist": "Jim McDermott",
      "agronomist_email": "jim.mcdermott@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J4P"
    },
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      "product_list_name": "Northwest Iowa",
      "agronomist": "Jim McDermott",
      "agronomist_email": "jim.mcdermott@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J4N"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Northwest Iowa",
      "agronomist": "Jim McDermott",
      "agronomist_email": "jim.mcdermott@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J4F"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Northwest Iowa",
      "agronomist": "Jim McDermott",
      "agronomist_email": "jim.mcdermott@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "SILAGE_DKC103-63RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J4H"
    }
  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAXPRO_RNAI_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc103-63rib-silage"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-06-30T16:17:10.429Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-01T06:10:26.476602+00:00",
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}