seed-mcp/corpus/latham/latham-lh-3695-vt2-pro-rib.json

{
  "source": "latham",
  "source_key": "latham-lh-3695-vt2-pro-rib",
  "vendor": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "brand": "Latham Hi-Tech Seeds",
  "product_name": "LH 3695 VT2 PRO RIB",
  "product_id": "LH 3695 VT2 PRO RIB",
  "crop": "corn",
  "release_year": "2018",
  "relative_maturity": 86,
  "maturity_group": null,
  "wheat_class": null,
  "trait_stack": [
    "VT2 PRO RIB"
  ],
  "trait_descriptions": [],
  "positioning_statement": "Excellent early vigor combines with excellent stalk quality and dry down to make LH 3695 VT2 PRO RIB a top-yielding product. Take advantage of your early planting window or reduced tillage on darker soils to generate big, girthy ears and yields. LH 3695 VT2 PRO RIB also handles higher plant populations if combined with top production practices.",
  "strengths": [],
  "characteristics_groups": [
    {
      "label": "AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "Flowering for Maturity",
          "value": "Equal"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Early Vigor",
          "value": "1.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Stalk Strength",
          "value": "1.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Root Strength",
          "value": "3.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Stay Green",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Drydown",
          "value": "1.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Test Weight",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Drought Tolerance",
          "value": "3.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Foliar Fungicide",
          "value": "1.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Herbicide Sensitivity",
          "value": "Slight SU"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Suggested Population",
          "value": "32-36"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Corn-on-Corn",
          "value": "4.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Ear Height",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Ear Type",
          "value": "Flex"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Number of Kernel Rows",
          "value": "18-20"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Cob Color",
          "value": "Red"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Husk Cover",
          "value": "Long"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Shank Length",
          "value": "Medium"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Leaf Angle",
          "value": "Semi-Upright"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "DISEASE RATINGS",
      "items": [
        {
          "characteristic": "Goss’s Wilt",
          "value": "3.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Common Rust",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Northern Leaf Blight",
          "value": "2.5"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Anthracnose Stalk Rot",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Eye Spot",
          "value": "2.0"
        },
        {
          "characteristic": "Gray Leaf Spot",
          "value": "3.5"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_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/lh-3695-vt2-pro-rib/"
  ],
  "sitemap_last_modified": null,
  "fetched_at": "2026-06-05T01:45:23.307981+00:00",
  "scraper_version": "0.1.0"
}