Variety File: Seminis

Growers from coast to coast looking for quality, disease-resistant varieties have a plethora of choices from Seminis.

For growers in the East, PS 09942815 is a green-to-red blocky sweet pepper that offers an excellent disease package, including intermediate resistance to bacterial spot races 1-10. Fruit are large and slightly elongated. Plants produce large to jumbo fruit.

The sweet corn variety EX 08767143 is a high-quality sh2 with both the Rp1D and RpG genes for high resistance to the current prevalent races of rust. This bicolor corn has superior eating quality and excellent shipping ability. The 8-inch ears have a 1.9-inch diameter with 18 to 20 rows.

For western growers, PS 05161691 is a main-season broccoli maturing in about 65 days from transplant. This vigorous hybrid has a concentrated harvest. Main stems are full and medium thick. Crowns are smooth and large. Floret length is medium, and bead size is fine with minimal brown beads.

Valley Heart is a fast-maturing, uniform variety that provides consistent quality in early and late-season plantings. A tall, medium-green romaine with large, slightly savoyed leaves, Valley Heart has good bolting tolerance and excellent pack out potential.

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