seed-mcp/corpus/bayer_seeds/channel-5c42-sorghum.json

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  "source_key": "channel-5c42-sorghum",
  "vendor": "Bayer",
  "brand": "CHANNEL",
  "product_name": "5C42 BRAND",
  "product_id": "GRAIN SORGHUM_5C42 BRAND_CHANNEL_US",
  "hybrid_prefix": "5C42",
  "hybrid_suffix": "BRAND",
  "crop": "sorghum",
  "release_year": 2017,
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    "Very good sugarcane aphid tolerance",
    "Unique new Early maturity genetics with excellent pre- and post-flower stress tolerance",
    "Outstanding yield potential for Early maturity hybrid, even under stressful environments",
    "Excellent disease resistance package with very good tolerance to Charcoal Rot, Head Smut and Fusarium Head Blight"
  ],
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      "agronomist": "Corey Sokol",
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  "sitemap_last_modified": "2026-07-27T20:18:27.959Z",
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