seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/channel-208-18-a.json

{
  "source": "bayer_seeds",
  "source_key": "channel-208-18-a",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "CHANNEL",
  "product_name": "208-18-A BRAND",
  "product_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "208-18-A",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": 2020,
  "relative_maturity": "108",
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "CONV"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [
    "Conventional"
  ],
  "positioning_statement": null,
  "strengths": [
    "Has shown consistently high yield performance in this 108 RM product",
    "Very good agronomics with a strong disease package",
    "Semi determinant ear size product that has shown response to higher populations and high level management",
    "This product shows consistency with ear fill --- usually to the very tip",
    "Has shown good response to irrigation and potential to benefit from fungicide application",
    "Good potential adaptation from East to West thru the 110 and 115 RM bands"
  ],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "MATURITY",
      "type": "maturity",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO BLACK LAYER",
          "value": "2700"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION",
          "value": "1340"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "RELATIVE MATURITY",
          "value": "108"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS",
      "type": "agronomic characteristics",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "DROUGHT TOLERANCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DRYDOWN",
          "value": "2"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR FLEX (GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT)",
          "value": "SF"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EAR HEIGHT",
          "value": "M"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GREENSNAP",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "HARVEST APPEARANCE",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PLANT HEIGHT",
          "value": "M"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "ROOT STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SEEDLING VIGOR",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "STALK STRENGTH",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TEST WEIGHT",
          "value": "3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASE",
      "type": "disease",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT",
          "value": "5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GOSS'S WILT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "GRAY LEAF SPOT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT R1",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT",
          "value": "6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SOUTHERN RUST",
          "value": "5"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "ADAPTATION",
      "type": "adaptation",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "FOCUS AREA",
          "value": "W,C,E"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "HERBICIDES",
      "type": "herbicides",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "PIGMENT INHIBITORS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY",
          "value": "A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "OTHER",
      "type": "other",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "FUSARIUM EAR ROT",
          "value": "7"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "DIPLODIA EAR ROT",
          "value": "4"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "KERNEL ROW",
          "value": "16-18"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "EMERGENCE",
          "value": "3"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "TRAIT",
          "value": "CONV"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "VARIETY",
          "value": "undefined"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "1-9 (9 = best)",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "SW Ohio Corn, Soybeans, and Silage MY25 ",
      "agronomist": "Sam Park",
      "agronomist_email": "samuel.park@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_N1W_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "SW Ohio Corn, Soybeans, and Silage MY25 ",
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      "agronomist_email": "samuel.park@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_N1Z_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Eastern Indiana Channel Positioning 2025",
      "agronomist": "Cody Hornaday",
      "agronomist_email": "cody.hornaday@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_LY0_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Eastern Indiana Channel Positioning 2025",
      "agronomist": "Cody Hornaday",
      "agronomist_email": "cody.hornaday@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_L8J_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Eastern Indiana Channel Positioning 2025",
      "agronomist": "Cody Hornaday",
      "agronomist_email": "cody.hornaday@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_N8G_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "SW Ohio Corn, Soybeans, and Silage MY25 ",
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      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_N2C_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "SW Ohio Corn, Soybeans, and Silage MY25 ",
      "agronomist": "Sam Park",
      "agronomist_email": "samuel.park@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_N2F_1"
    },
    {
      "product_list_name": "South Eastern Indiana Channel Positioning 2025",
      "agronomist": "Cody Hornaday",
      "agronomist_email": "cody.hornaday@bayer.com",
      "variant_id": "CORN_208-18-A BRAND_CHANNEL_US_2025_L3X_1"
    }
  ],
  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/channel-seed-bag-field-corn",
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/channel/channel-208-18-a-corn"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-05-12T14:41:09.508Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-06-01T06:05:21.011651+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}