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justin 75f714b454 Phase 4-5: deployable container + corpus snapshot + CI fixes
deploy/docker-compose.yml — replace <product>/<registry> placeholders
with concrete values for Drawbar's stack:
- image: git.jpaul.io/justin/seed-mcp:latest (CF tunnel for pulls; CI
  pushes via LAN 192.168.0.2:1234 to avoid 100 MB body cap)
- container_name: seed-mcp
- port 8001:8000 (8001 host-side to not collide with crop-chem-docs
  on 8000)
- PRODUCT_NAME=crop_seed, hybrid search enabled, stateless HTTP
- llama-rerank shared with crop-chem-docs (NOT redefined here —
  expected to already be in Drawbar's parent compose network)
- networks.drawbar-mcp external: true so seed-mcp joins the existing
  cross-MCP shared network

.gitignore — corpus/ is now COMMITTED, not ignored. The monthly
refresh workflow scrapes and commits corpus changes; the image-only
workflow rebuilds indexes from the committed corpus. Allowing the
corpus to flow through git means the :corpus-YYYY.MM.DD image tag
pins to a specific seed-catalog snapshot. chroma/ and bm25/ remain
ignored — those are deterministically derived from corpus.

Initial committed snapshot: 614 varieties.
- bayer_seeds: 475 (DEKALB 288 + Asgrow 102 + WestBred 85)
- golden_harvest: 139 (Syngenta corn + soy; 36 sitemap URLs
  302-redirected = discontinued)

rag/chunk.py — normalize brand and crop to uppercase/lowercase in
Chroma metadata so cross-vendor brand-filter lookups don't break on
casing inconsistency (Bayer stores "DEKALB", Golden Harvest stores
"Golden Harvest"; _build_where uppercases user-supplied brand which
matched the former but not the latter pre-fix). Sidecar JSON keeps
original casing for display.

Stub scrapers (nk, agripro, becks_pfr, becks_products) — change
return code from 2 to 0 so the monthly-refresh CI workflow doesn't
fail on deferred sources. Real implementations will return 0 on
success / 1 on failure when they ship.

Smoke-tested cross-vendor retrieval against the 614-chunk index:
- list_versions shows both vendors with correct facet counts
- broad "corn hybrid 100 RM" query returns both DEKALB and Golden
  Harvest hits in top 5
- brand='Golden Harvest' filter returns 3 GH-only varieties
- variety-code prefilter still works (E085Z5 → top hit on GH)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-25 13:40:05 -04:00

3.1 KiB

DKC63-55RIB BRAND BLEND


Positioning

DKC63-55RIB Brand Blend is an exciting 113 RM DroughtGard® Hybrids with VT Double PRO® RIB Complete corn blend offering exceptional drought tolerance and high yield potential across a wide range of environments. Solid overall agronomics including strong stalks, roots and excellent greensnap tolerance combined with very good Goss's wilt tolerance allow for broad adaptability across the Central and Western Corn Belt

Strengths & management

  • High yield potential across environments and production systems
  • Has shown excellent drought tolerance
  • Strong disease tolerance package with very good Goss's wilt tolerance and above average GLS tolerance
  • Has shown solid overall agronomics with excellent stalk strength and greensnap tolerance
  • Good fit for early planting and reduced tillage systems thanks to very good emergence and excellent seedling vigor
  • Goss's wilt and greensnap tolerance enable good Western movement across the 110 and 115 RM zones
  • Well suited for dryland and limited irrigation production systems

Disease Ratings

Characteristic Value
ANTHRACNOSE LEAF BLIGHT -
GRAY LEAF SPOT 4
COMMON RUST 1
SOUTHERN RUST 6
ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT 6
GOSS'S WILT 3
EYE SPOT -
SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT 3
STEWART'S LEAF BLIGHT 2
NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT - RACE 1 3

Growth

Characteristic Value
SEEDLING GROWTH 3
EMERGENCE 3
ROOT STRENGTH 3
STALK STRENGTH 4
DROUGHT TOLERANCE 1
GREENSNAP TOLERANCE 2
PLANT HEIGHT Medium
EAR PLACEMENT Medium

Management

Characteristic Value
GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION 1360
GDUS TO BLACK LAYER 2825
VALUE ADDED TRAIT DGVT2PRIB
RELATIVE MATURITY 113
PLANTING RATE Low
NEW PRODUCT NO
VARIETY 01048678

Harvest

Characteristic Value
STAYGREEN 3
HARVEST APPEARANCE 3
DRYDOWN 3
TEST WEIGHT 3

Herbicide

Characteristic Value
GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY C
ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PREEMERGENCE A
SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY W

Plant Description

Characteristic Value
COB COLOR Red
KERNEL CAP COLOR Yellow
KERNEL ROW 16

Regional seed-guide listings

  • 2025 South Central/Southwest KS Guide — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
  • 2024-25 Central Kansas — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
  • 2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
  • 2025-26 Central Kansas — agronomist: Jeff Schaef
  • 2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide — agronomist: John Skalsky
  • Chris 2026 handout — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
  • 2024 South Central/Southwest Kansas — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
  • handout2026 — agronomist: Steven Johnsen