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  "source": "latham",
  "source_key": "latham-l-2551-e3",
  "vendor": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "brand": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "product_name": "L 2551 E3",
  "product_id": "L 2551 E3",
  "crop": "soybeans",
  "release_year": "2024",
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": 2.5,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "Enlist E3"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [],
  "positioning_statement": "A Peking source SCN variety that excels across all yield environments. Look for L 2551 E3 to make headlines with its agronomic package and yield potential. This medium-tall variety handles stress very well and brings the added benefit of excellent standability in all yield environments. L 2551 E3 is a bushy plant that should not be overplanted. Strong southern movement allows for early harvest across southern Latham country.",
  "strengths": [],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "Relative Maturity",
          "value": "2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Plant Height",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Plant Type",
          "value": "Bushy"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Flower Color",
          "value": "Purple"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Pubescence",
          "value": "Light Tawny"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Pod Color",
          "value": "Tan"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Hilum Color",
          "value": "Black"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SCN Resistance",
          "value": "Peking"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Iron Chlorosis",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Stress Tolerance",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Phytophthora Root Rot",
          "value": "K, 2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Brown Stem Rot",
          "value": "1.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "White Mold",
          "value": "2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Sudden Death",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Frog Eye",
          "value": "1.5"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_scale_direction": "numeric ratings ~1-9 where LOWER = BETTER (1 = best / most tolerant / most resistant); confirmed by cross-referencing Product Overview prose vs values (top-rated stalks/roots cluster 1.0-1.5, weak traits 3.0-3.5, none approach 9). Categorical values pass through verbatim (SCN source 'PI 88788', Phytophthora 'Rps 1k', Anthracnose 'ASR', 'Medium Tall', 'Flex'). NA/blank = not rated.",
  "regional_recommendations": [
    {
      "product_list_name": "Latham dealer network (Upper Midwest — IA/MN/WI/IL/ND/SD/NE)",
      "agronomist": null,
      "agronomist_email": null,
      "variant_id": null
    }
  ],
  "image_url": null,
  "source_urls": [
    "https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/l-2551-e3/"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": null,
  "fetched_at": "2026-06-05T01:49:19.502545+00:00",
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