Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Cucumber, Armenian

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Armenian – Breeder: Burpee Seed. Characteristics: 70 day maturity, long, thin, light green, inbred, 24″ fruit length, snake (Armenian) cucumber, Cucumis melo var. flexuosus. Armenian Yard Long – Vendor: Nat. Seed Storage Lab. Characteristics: monoecious, inbred, […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Cucumber (S-Z)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Sabal – Breeder: Wis-USDA. Parentage: WI 2238G x WI 1983A. Characteristics: predominantly gynoecious hybrid pickler, white spined, L/D 2.9. Resistance: anthracnose, angular leaf spot, downy mildew, powdery mildew, scab, cucumber mosaic virus. Similar: Endeavor. 1985. Salad […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Cucumber (J-R)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Jackson (Sun 3540) – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: white spined, determinate vined, gynoecious hybrid pickler. Resistance: anthracnose, angular leaf spot, downy mildew, powdery mildew, scab, cucumber mosaic virus. Jade (XPH 1367) – Breeder and vendor: […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Cucumber (A-I)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 22-32 RZ – Vendor: Rijk Zwaan. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: 16–18 cm fruit length; dark green fruit color; slightly ribbed; strong vigor; broad growing spectrum; self-pruning laterals; powdery mildew resistant and highly tolerant to CMV, CVYV, […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Corn Salad

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 [email protected] Bistro (RS 06489610) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Parentage: open pollinated. Characteristics: large seeded type, very uniform. Resistance: none claimed. Similar: Grosse Graines. Adaptation: NAFTA, U.S. 2003. Burpee Green – Breeder and vendor: […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Collards

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Mark W. Farnham USDA/ARS Vegetable Laboratory 2875 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29414 Blue Max (ACR 2887) – Breeder and vendor: Abbot-Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, uniform, vigorous plants with good blue-green color. Adaptation: wide. 1982. Carolina – Breeder: Clemson University Expt. Sta. and Agric. Research Serv., USDA, Charleston, South Carolina. Parentage: […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Chickpea (Garbanzo)

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Earl T. Gritton Department of Agronomy University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Baron (CA 65) – Breeder: WECO. Vendor: Ellis. Characteristics: large seeded, very beautiful brown when processed, seeds are fine, desirable golden color. Similar: Puritan. 1984. Puritan (CA 64) – Breeder: WECO. Vendor: Ellis. Characteristics: large seed, very white. […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Celery

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Carlos F. Quiros Department of Vegetable Crops University of California Davis, CA 95616 Baja (PYC 66-D-2) – Breeder and vendor: Pybas Vegetable Seed Co. Parentage: UC-1. Characteristics: especially suited for the midwestern U.S. processing industry; tall, vigorous, exceptionally dark-green; relatively easy bolting. Resistance: excellent to fusarium yellows. Adaptation: Michigan, Wisconsin, […]

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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Cauliflower

Lists 1-27 Combined Edited by Mark W. Farnham USDA/ARS Vegetable Laboratory 2875 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29414 Absolute (HMX 0226) – Breeder: Clause/Tezier. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: main season, fresh market type with medium plant size, excellent curd protection, dense and bright white head color; wide adaptability with very uniform maturity. Adaptation: […]

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