seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/dekalb-dkc62-69.json

{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "dekalb-dkc62-69",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "DEKALB",
  "product_name": "DKC62-69 BRAND",
  "product_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "DKC62-69",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2022,
  "relative_maturity": "112",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "SS"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "SmartStax®"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": "DKC62-69 Brand is an eye-catching robust 112 RM hybrid that has shown outstanding performance potential; broadly adapted across yield environments with excellent Southern movement.  Strong standability, test weight, and late season harvest appearance are additional features of this product. ",
  "strengths": [
    "Attractive product with outstanding high yield potential across yield zones",
    "Very strong root and stalk strength",
    "Has shown a good overall disease tolerance package highlighted with very good Southern Rust and Southern Corn Leaf Blight tolerance",
    "Hybrid has shown good drought stress for tough conditions",
    "Excellent fall intactness and harvest appearance",
    "Hybrid has exhibited excellent grain quality and test weight; high food grade potential",
    "Has shown very good Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance",
    "Can provide very good husk on a semi-flex ear type",
    "Has shown to be a slower drydown product",
    "Planting population versatility, highly adaptable across most soil types"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "type": "disease ratings",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1",
          "value": "5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "GROWTH",
      "type": "growth",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING GROWTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "Med Tall"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR PLACEMENT",
          "value": "Medium"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "MANAGEMENT",
      "type": "management",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1340"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2835"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VALUE ADDED TRAIT",
          "value": "SS"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "112"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANTING RATE",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NEW PRODUCT",
          "value": "NO"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "01086653"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HARVEST",
      "type": "harvest",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "STAYGREEN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "2"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "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": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5L_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5P_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5N_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Kyle Lawles",
      "agronomist_email": "kyle.lawles@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5T_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Kyle Lawles",
      "agronomist_email": "kyle.lawles@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5H_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5K_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G6F_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Eric Best",
      "agronomist_email": "eric.best@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G2V_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "Cotton Growing Region West Texas 2022",
      "agronomist": "Kyle Lawles",
      "agronomist_email": "kyle.lawles@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_DKC62-69 BRAND_DEKALB_US_G5Q_1"
    }
  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/62503_31_MY23_DK_SEED_BAG_RENDERING_SMARTSTAX_A",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/dekalb-dkc62-69-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:41:24.092Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T17:05:15.658262+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}