seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/dekalb-dkc45-74rib.json

{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc45-74rib",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC45-74RIB",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND BLEND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2023,
  "relative_maturity": "95",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SSRIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC45-74RIB Brand Blend is a 95 RM product that can deliver great yield potential with broad adaptation and versatility across soil types and crop rotations. This product has a very attractive canopy with wide leaves, good staygreen, and consistent ear placement down the row.",
  "strengths": [
    "Broadly adapted product with utilization from east to west with great yield potential",
    "Very strong emergence package as an option for early planting",
    "Strong disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Anthracnose Stalk Rot, and Goss’s Wilt",
    "Solid agronomic package including good root and stalk strength and very good greensnap tolerance",
    "Medium-tall plant height with balanced, medium ear placement has shown good kernel depth, test weight, tip fill, and husk cover",
    "Semi-flex ear type that has shown good performance at medium populations",
    "Has shown very good stress tolerance"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "type": "disease ratings",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
          "value": "4"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1260"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2400"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SSRIB"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "95"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01090003"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "EASTERN OHIO",
      "agronomist": "Brad Miller",
      "agronomist_email": "brad.miller@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_C9H"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2027 MN Seed Guide",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1D"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2027 MN Seed Guide",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1C"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Central Minnesota",
      "agronomist": "Daniel Koehler",
      "agronomist_email": "daniel.koehler@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1G"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Central Minnesota",
      "agronomist": "Daniel Koehler",
      "agronomist_email": "daniel.koehler@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1K"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "EASTERN OHIO",
      "agronomist": "Brad Miller",
      "agronomist_email": "brad.miller@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_C9G"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Central Minnesota",
      "agronomist": "Daniel Koehler",
      "agronomist_email": "daniel.koehler@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1L"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2027 MN Seed Guide",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC45-74RIB BRAND BLEND_DEKALB_US_2027_J1H"
    }
  ],
  "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-dkc45-74rib-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-06-30T16:39:48.996Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-01T06:12:43.622824+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}