seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/dekalb-dkc098-86.json

{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc098-86",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC098-86 BRAND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC098-86",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2026,
  "relative_maturity": "98",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "CONV"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "Conventional"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC098-86 Brand has shown exceptional yield performance potential and a strong defensive agronomic package. ",
  "strengths": [
    "Excellent yield performance potential with broad east to west placement",
    "Very good emergence and seedling vigor offer flexible planting window",
    "Strong defensive agronomic package with excellent root strength, good stalk strength, and very good greensnap tolerance",
    "Very strong disease tolerance package including Northern Corn Leaf Blight, Goss’s Wilt, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot",
    "Medium short plant height and balanced ear placement"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "type": "disease ratings",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "COMMON RUST",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EYE SPOT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "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": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Short"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1270"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2465"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "CONV"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "98"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Med High"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "undefined"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDE",
      "type": "herbicide",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE",
          "value": "-"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "-"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "PLANT DESCRIPTION",
      "type": "plant description",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "COB COLOR",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL CAP COLOR",
          "value": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "18"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_J1H_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_J1D_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Dave Heimkes",
      "agronomist_email": "david.heimkes@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_G6B_2"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Dave Heimkes",
      "agronomist_email": "david.heimkes@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_G6B_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 MINNESOTA DEKALB-ASGROW SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Abby Ficker",
      "agronomist_email": "abby.ficker@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_J1C_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "2026 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE",
      "agronomist": "Dave Heimkes",
      "agronomist_email": "david.heimkes@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC098-86 BRAND_DEKALB_US_2026_G6C_1"
    }
  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_FIELDCORN_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc098-86-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:42:00.787Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:01:22.118315+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}