Lettuce HYB Yashida FCS
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| Crop Remark: | Medium green high yielding lettuce variety that produces strong, large, uniform and crisp heads with excellent flavor perfect for salads and sandwiches. 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: |
55 - 65 days after transplanting |
| Leaf attitude: |
Erect with leaf lobing |
| Leaf colour: |
Dark green with slight twisting of leaf tip |
| Head covering by inner leaves: |
Fully covered |
| Average head weight: |
650 g - 800 g |
| Head / curd height: |
Medium |
| Head / curd shape: |
Medium large, circular and uniform |
| Head color: |
Dark Green |
| Head texture: |
Firm and crisp |
| Yield potential: |
30 - 40 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 |