seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/channel-6b60-sorghum.json

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  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "CHANNEL",
  "product_name": "6B60 BRAND",
  "product_id": "GRAIN SORGHUM_6B60 BRAND_CHANNEL_US",
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    "Very good pre- and post-flowering stress tolerance",
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  "image_url": "https://cs-assets.bayer.com/is/image/bayer/channel-seed-bag-safened-systemic-grain-sorghum-4",
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