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  "source": "latham",
  "source_key": "latham-l-3635-e3",
  "vendor": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "brand": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "product_name": "L 3635 E3",
  "product_id": "L 3635 E3",
  "crop": "soybeans",
  "release_year": "2025",
  "relative_maturity": null,
  "maturity_group": 3.6,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "Enlist E3"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [],
  "positioning_statement": "An Ironclad variety with excellent Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance! L 3635 E3 will not disappoint growers looking for maximum performance from a mid group three variety. The Rps1k Phytophthora Root Rot gene is combined with second to none field tolerance to create a best in class choice for early planting. Good things dont stop there. Theres no need to look elsewhere with the stress tolerance, standability, Cercospora Leaf Blight and Stem Canker scores of L 3635 E3.",
  "strengths": [],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "Relative Maturity",
          "value": "3.6"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Emergence",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Plant Height",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Plant Type",
          "value": "Medium Bushy"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Flower Color",
          "value": "White"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Pubescence",
          "value": "Light Tawny"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Pod Color",
          "value": "Brown"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Hilum Color",
          "value": "Black"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "SCN Resistance",
          "value": "PI 88788"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Iron Chlorosis",
          "value": "2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Stress Tolerance",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Phytophthora Root Rot",
          "value": "1k, 1.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Brown Stem Rot",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "White Mold",
          "value": "2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Sudden Death",
          "value": "2.0"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_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,
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    "https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/l-3635-e3/"
  ],
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