Sakata hosted its annual fall trials at the company’s Ft. Myers, FL, field station to show its dealer partners and growers new varieties available for commercial release. The event draws attendees from across the Eastern U.S. Check out the slideshow to see what’s new from Sakata and varieties’ key selling points.
Cory Dombrowski, Sakata vegetable trials coordinator, hosted Florida Grower editor Frank Giles for a tour of the company's newest variety seed offerings.
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Atlantis
5 to 6 pound size eastern shipper with uniform fruit size and excellent interior quality
Plant produces a really strong vine
High resistance to Fom 0-2; sf 1, IR to sf
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Raceway
Widely adapted round determinant tomato on a strong plant
Great overwinter variety for South Florida
High resistance to Aal; Fol 1-2; For; Vd 1; Intermediate resistance to IR Ss
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Grenada
This Cubanelle pepper has great size and yield
High resistance to xcv 0-3, 7-8
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Specialty Peppers
Three colorful specialty peppers that are great for eating fresh or stuffing
Prolific fruit growing on an medium-sized plant
Great for U-Pick and farmers market settings
Very early maturing and always the first color in the field
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Touchdown
This mid-early maturity variety has excellent yield potential and a long cycle of production
Fruit are uniformly blocky and smooth with thick walls
High resistance to TMV 0; Xcv 0-5, 7-9
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Spicy Slice
This dual purpose processing and fresh market jalapeño has smooth skin and great length
Great yields on medium-size plant
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Charismatic
This early maturing 45-count variety has a dark rind
It grows strong vigorous vines
It has good cold-setting ability
The fruit is uniform with tiny pips
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Magno
This large jalapeño has great extended harvest and light checking
It produces a strong, vigorous plant
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Unbridled
The mid-maturing 35-45-count variety has a dark rind
The plant has high yield potential and very strong vines
The flesh is crisp and firm and deep red in color
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Gridiron
This mid-early maturity variety produces great size and quality fruit
It produces nice, dark-color fruit on a strong plant
High resistance to TMV 0; Xcv 0-5, 7-9; Intermediate resistance to TEV
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Mariscal
This dark-green early maturing poblano pepper has great size
The variety works well in hot to cold season slots
Classic poblano shape
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Kingman
The mid-maturing 35-45-count variety has a traditional rind
It has high yield potential
Fruit have a round-oval shape
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Secretariat
This early maturing 45-count variety has a traditional rind
It has good cold-setting ability
It has high yield potential with tiny pips
The flesh is firm, crisp and deep red in color
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Fiesta
The plant produces dark, black-green, glossy fruits
It has outstanding yields of uniformly long, cylindrical fruit
Easy-to-harvest with large and open plants
Spinless petioles, resulting in minimal harvest damage
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Infinite Gold
New, long shelflife melon with a big flavor advantage over other LSL types.
Uniform 9 and 12 box size, round oval fruit
High resistance to fom 0-2; sf 2
Photo by Frank Giles
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Sakata Endeavor
The plant produces medium-dark green, glossy fruits early and steadily
November 25, 2014 
