Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Broccoli

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Mark W. Farnham USDA/ARS Vegetable Laboratory 2875 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29414 Apex – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, short, medium bead size. Similar: Futura. Adaptation: wide. Apollo (XPH 468) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, less hollow stem than Gem. Resistance: none […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Beet

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Irwin Goldman Department of Horticulture University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Action – Breeder: Bejo. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, round shape, dark red interior, disease resistance; multipurpose beet, high bolting resistance. Avenger – Breeder: Harris Moran. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, flattened globe shape, tall, full, glossy green tops, developed for the bunching […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Bean, Mung

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Dermot P. Coyne Department of Horticulture University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68583-0724 Morden 39 – Breeder: Res. Sta., Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Vendor: T and T Seeds. Parentage: selection from commercial strain of mung beans of unknown cultivar. Characteristics: dwarf plants, early ripening pods, small, green seeds. Adaptation: Plains region. 1955.

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Bean, Lima

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by James Nienhuis and Michell E. Sass Department of Horticulture University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 and James R. Myers Department of Horticulture Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-7304 Allgreen – Breeder and vendor: Corneli Seed Co., St. Louis. Parentage: selection of Early Thorogreen. Characteristics: high percentage of dark green cotyledons […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Bean, Green (M-Z)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by James Nienhuis and Michell E. Sass Department of Horticulture University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 and James R. Myers Department of Horticulture Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-7304 Madrigal (XPB 128) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: open pollinated, green seeded flageolet bean with good set height, growth […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Bean, Green (A-L)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by James Nienhuis and Michell E. Sass Department of Horticulture University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 and James R. Myers Department of Horticulture Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-7304 Acclaim (XPB199) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: high yield, high quality. Resistance: halo blight, bean common mosaic virus. Similar: Eagle. PVP. […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Beans, Dry

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Lisa Ann Sutton and Dermot P. Coyne Department of Horticulture University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68583-0724 1140 – Breeder: USDA and Idaho Agric. Expt. Stat., Twin Falls, Idaho. Parentage: Great Northern 123 x U.S. 5 Pinto. Characteristics: erect semi-viny type, 85 days to maturity. Resistance: BCMV (1 and NY15). Adaptation: […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Asparagus

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 [email protected] Apollo – Vendor: California Asparagus Seed and Transplants. Parentage: clonal hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing; vigorous; spears taper to a tight head; green color turns purple at the tip. Resistance: fusarium, asparagus rust. Atlas – Vendor: […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Amaranth – Vegetable (Tampala)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Jeanine M. Davis and George B. Cox Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University 2016 Fanning Bridge Road Fletcher, NC 28732 [email protected] Green Leaf Vegetable Amaranth – Vendor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Evergreen Seeds (http://www.evergreenseeds.com), Corona Seeds (http://www.coronaseeds.com). Characteristics: oval to heart-shaped leaves; […]

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Submitting New Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions

Instructions 1. Check to see if your new cultivar is already in the Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions 2. Make a description of the new vegetable cultivar – Vegetable crop: Cultivar name: Experimental designation: Breeder: Vendor: Parentage: Characteristics: Resistance: Similar: Adaptation: Reference: PVP: Year released: Photograph: 3. Send description by email (or fax or mail) to – […]

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