There are new lettuce varieties coming from Sakata Seed Southern Africa. With a strong presence in key vegetable segments such as squash, broccoli and cabbage, Sakata is now expanding its lettuce range to provide growers with top varieties tailored for success.
Recognizing the growing demand for high-quality lettuce, Sakata offers an extensive selection that includes iceberg, butter, romaine, green leaf and red leaf varieties. Each variety has been carefully trialed and developed to thrive in the African climate, ensuring resilience against disease pressures and delivering outstanding yields.
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New varieties
Meridian. A versatile variety that performs across climates in the early to late summer plantings. Meridian forms well-filled uniform heads with good weight. The heads have a nice shape, short core and are easy to cut and clean. Plants are compact, resist bolting and has high resistance to Downy mildew and intermediate resistance to Fusarium race 1-3.
Havasu. A large-heading iceberg variety suited for spring, summer and early autumn production. The variety delivers uniform heads, with flat bottoms that can be used for the pre-pack market, but large enough to suit the box market as well. Havasu is very slow to bolt.
SV7735. Suitable for spring, summer and early autumn production. The heads have a flat neat shape with a small core. Tipburn tolerance in this variety is excellent. The heads are medium to large in size and can be used for pre-packing as well as for the box market. The uniformity of SV 7735 makes it easier for growers in the field, especially when it comes to harvesting the product.
Monterra. A vibrant, green Batavia lettuce variety, characterized by its broad, dark green leaves with frilled edges. These leaves are curved and thick. Monterra's medium to large size provides a high leaf count, making it an excellent choice for growers. It is notably slow to bolt and maintains well in the field, ensuring a reliable harvest. Suitable for year-round production in mild climates.
Carmim. A triple red Batavia type lettuce that forms part of Sakata's lettuce range. The significant glossy burgundy-colored leaves make this variety quite unique. Carmim has a lovely texture and is a vigorous grower. The deep red color creates the perfect contrast needed in pre-pack lettuce end-products. Suitable for year-round production in mild climatic conditions.
Abarquina. A tall romaine lettuce variety characterized by its dark green color, straight ribs and compact heads. Abarquina is a very vigorous grower, making it ideal for winter slot production in the prepack and processing markets. It has resistance to Downy mildew races 1 to 16, 21, and 23.
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