Vegetable Variety Showcase 2013: Golden Valley Seed

Bijou is a new seedless variety that matures early, is round in shape, and averages 3.5 to 4 pounds. It has disease tolerance to Fusarium race 1 and 2, Anthracnose race 1 and 3, gummy stem blight, and downy mildew. The flesh is firm, red, and crispy, with excellent flavor. It’s perfect for an individual serving and is suitable for fresh markets and home gardens.

Cananas F1 is a new hybrid with sparse netting, an oval shape, and excellent shipping ability. The exterior is golden yellow and the interior is creamy white and it has 23% Brix. The average size is 9 inches long by 6 inches wide, and it weighs between 3 to 3.5 pounds. It matures in approximately 98 days. It’s resistant to Fusarium races 0-2, and powdery mildew.

This short-day onion has a globe shape, medium to large bulb, yellow-brown skin, mild pungency, and matures in 160 days. Under proper conditions it can store for four months and is widely adapted to a variety of growing conditions. It’s resistant to pink root disease, Fusarium basal rot, and has tolerance to thrips.

This melon has medium netting and is round with a yellow-orange exterior. Interior coloring is light green near the center to dark green near the rind, and it’s very sweet and juicy. It matures in 85 days, the average size is 2 to 3 pounds, and it’s suitable for both outdoor and greenhouse production. It’s resistant to powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt races 0-2.

GVS 609 is a hybrid cucumber suitable for greenhouses, plastic tunnels, and is adapted to spring, summer, and early fall planting. It produces high yields, and the fruits are dark green, cylindrical, and firm and between 6 to 7 inches. It’s resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, melon mosaic virus, powdery mildew, downy mildew, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus.

GVS 909 is vigorous, indeterminate and large with heavy yield and good quality fruits. Fruits are oblate to deep oblate, with uniform green shoulder, large size, smooth, and firm. It has a early to medium early maturity and is resistant to Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt race 1, Alternaria stem canker, Stemphylium, tobacco mosaic virus, and root knot nematodes.

GVS 4007 F1 Hybrid is a sweet elongated Lamuyo-type bell pepper. It has very uniform shape fruits, with high yield, three to four lobes, and green flesh turning red at maturity. Fruit length is approximately 6 inches, with a diameter of 3 inches. It matures in 71 to 76 days from transplanting. It's resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, bacterial spot, and potato virus Y.

Panther F1 fruits are seedless, round in shape, and average 4.5 to 5.5 pounds. The vine is medium and spreading, and the rind is medium-thin and dark green. The flesh is very firm and bright red with a sugar content of 13.5%. It has a medium-early maturity and is resistant to Fusarium race 1 and 2, Anthracnose race 1 and 3, gummy stem blight, and downy mildew.

Rio Royal has a determinate habit with excellent foliage cover. The fruits are Rio Grande/Saladette in shape with uniform shoulder color, large size, and very firm. It matures in 80 to 85 days, has high concentrated yields, and is resistant to Verticillium wilt race 1, Fusarium wilt race 1, and 2, tomato yellow leaf curl virus, Alternaria stem canker, root knot nematodes, and Stemphylium.