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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