Variety Showcase 2013: Sakata Seed America

Alaniz Gold (SME2778) is a Western Shipper with main season maturity. This variety has excellent firmness, good interior color, and maintains size uniformity with a high percentage of 9’s. It also has very strong vines. Alaniz Gold performs well in the California Central Valley.

Blitz is an early-maturing, extra-large blocky, green-to-red bell. Fruit have thick walls and a uniformly blocky shape. Blitz has excellent open field performance and is adapted for high tunnel and mid-tech protected culture production. It has high resistance to tobacco mosaic strain 0, bacterial spot races 0-5 and 7-9 and intermediate resistance to tobacco etch.

Charismatic is part of a foursome of new watermelons that represent our next generation breeding. Early maturity coupled with firm, crisp flesh make this watermelon an easy choice for growers. Charismatic features strong, vigorous vines and has excellent yield potential. For best results, use a Sakata early pollenizer when growing this variety.

Dulce Reina (SON450Y) is a mid-to-late season yellow, long-day Spanish onion. This onion has consistency with sweetness and has been used as a sweet onion in this class. This variety has good skin retention with a copper skin color and strong plant growth. The sizes range from colossal to jumbo.

Honky Tonk (XPU6025) is a 40-count market/Jack-O-Lantern-sized fruit weighing about 20 to 25 pounds. This variety is a larger version of Mrs. Wrinkles. It has a deeply ribbed, wrinkled appearance with a burnt orange color. Honky Tonk also has a dark-green embedded handle. Matures in 100 days.

Infinite Gold (SME7036) represents the next big thing in cantaloupe. This melon has been bred for strong performance and long shelf life, without sacrificing flavor and fruit quality. In fact, a third-party sensory-analysis panel rated Infinite Gold higher in flavor and quality attributes than the competition. Plus, Infinite Gold offers strong vines, high yield potential, and uniform size and shape

Rally (STM9106) is outstanding with good flavor. The smooth uniform fruit are large and extra-large, globe shaped, very firm, and have excellent color for the mature green and vine ripe markets. It has high resistance to Fusarium crown and root rot and intermediate resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl, and shows wide adaptability for the Southeastern U.S.

This beautiful 45-count racehorse belongs to a team of new watermelons that represent our next generation of breeding. Secretariat (SWT0079) is an early-maturing triploid that is very high yielding. It offers a smooth, medium-green exterior with green stripes and has a nice round-oval shape. Interior characteristics include tiny pips and firm, crisp, deep-red flesh.

Touchdown (SPP6001) offers a strong prolific plant with continuous setting ability and excellent cover. This variety has high yield potential of large to extra-large blocky fruit that mature from green to red. The fruit are smooth with thick walls and have a uniformly blocky shape. It has high resistance to tobacco mosaic strain 0 and bacterial spot races 0-5 and 7-9.