Lettuce Tracy FCS
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| Crop Remark: | Dark green high yielding lettuce variety that produces heavy, large, uniform and crisp heads with excellent flavor perfect for salads and sandwiches. Well protected heads with long shelf - life suitable for fresh market and long distance transport.Highly tolerant to bolting tendancy, heat and tip burn |
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| Mode of pollination: | Open Pollinated |
| Growing areas: |
Warmer regions |
| Seed rate/acre: |
50 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: |
1100 seeds |
| Spacing: |
30 x 30 cm |
| Plant growth habit: |
Elongated non branching stem terminating in enlarged floral or floral apices |
| Maturity: |
60 - 70 days after transplanting |
| Leaf attitude: |
Erect with leaf lobing |
| Leaf colour: |
Light green, slight twisting of leaf tip |
| Head covering by inner leaves: |
Fully covered |
| Average head weight: |
650 g - 1.0kg |
| Head / curd height: |
Medium |
| Head / curd shape: |
Large, circular and uniform |
| Head color: |
Light Green |
| Head texture: |
Firm and crisp |
| Yield potential: |
35 - 45 tons / acre |
| Diseases: | Notable field resistance to Fusarium yellow and leaf spot disease |
| Usage: | Eaten raw and used in many culinary dishes; salads, sandwiches |
| Health benefits: |
Rich in vitamins C & K, anti-inflammatory, improves digestion, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol level, rich in nutrients; fiber, potassium, carbs |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo (4 g), 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g |