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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America List 26 2002 Edited by Todd C. Wehner Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Crop listings: amaranth—vegetable (tampala), asparagus, bean—dry, bean—green, bean—Lima, beet, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cabbage—Chinese, carrot, cauliflower, celery, collard, cucumber, eggplant, endive, endive—Belgian (Witloof chicory), escarole, gourd—benincasa, gourd—cucurbita, gourd—lagenaria, gourd—luffa sponge, gourd—momordica, herbs—parsley, kale, leek, lettuce, melon, mustard, okra, onion, pea—green, pepper, potato, pumpkin, radish, radish—daikon, rhubarb, southernpea (cowpea), spinach, squash, sweetcorn, sweetpotato, tomato, turnip, watermelon This list of the North American vegetable cultivars was developed 15. Barnes, W.C. 1969. New vegetable varieties list XVI. Hort- using the database of cultivars registered with the American Seed Science 4:65–69. Trade Association, as well as published descriptions from scientific 16. Barnes, W.C. 1970. New vegetable varieties list XVII. Hort- journals and seed catalogs. Assistant editors responsible for each crop Science 5:146–149. were instructed to obtain as much information as possible about the 17. Barnes, W.C. 1971. New vegetable varieties list XVIII. Hort- cultivars available to North American growers. The crop species are Science 6:124–127. listed alphabetically, with cultivars listed alphabetically within each of 18. Lower, R.L. 1973. New vegetable varieties list XIX. Hort- those. Science 8:465–470. The information about each cultivar is presented in a standard 19. Lower, R.L. 1975. New vegetable varieties list XX. Hort- format that includes the cultivar name, experimental designation, Science 10:467–470. breeder, vendor, parentage, plant characteristics, disease and other 20. Tigchelaar, E.C. 1980. New vegetable cultivar list XXI. Hort- resistances, similar cultivars, areas of adaptation, plant variety protec- Science 15:565–578. tion information, reference information, and year of release. In many 21. Tigchelaar, E.C. 1986. New vegetable cultivar list 22. Hort- cases, complete information was not available for the cultivars in- Science 21:195–212. cluded in the list. 22. Tigchelaar, E.C. 1991. New vegetable cultivar list 23. Hort- Previous vegetable cultivar lists (1 through 25) have been pub- Science 26:343–357. lished in this journal, and its predecessor. 23. Wehner, T.C. 1999. Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North 1. Anonymous. 1954. New vegetable varieties list I. Proc. Amer. America, list 24, 1999. HortScience 34:763–806. Soc. Hort. Sci. 63:503–525. 24. Wehner, TC. 1999. Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North 2. Anonymous. 1955. New vegetable varieties list II. Proc. Amer. America, list 25, 1999. HortScience 34:957–1012. Soc. Hort. Sci. 65:493–511. 3. Anonymous. 1956. New vegetable varieties list III. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 67:587–609. AMARANTH—VEGETABLE (TAMPALA) 4. Anonymous. 1957. New vegetable varieties list IV. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 69:574–587. Jeanine M. Davis and George B. Cox 5. Anonymous. 1958. New vegetable varieties list V. Proc. Amer. Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Soc. Hort. Sci. 71:591–600. Extension Center 6. Anonymous. 1960. New vegetable varieties list VI. Proc. Amer. Department of Horticultural Science Soc. Hort. Sci. 75:842–850. North Carolina State University 7. Anonymous. 1961. New vegetable varieties list VII. Proc. Amer. 2016 Fanning Bridge Road Soc. Hort. Sci. 77:648–653. Fletcher, NC 28732 8. Anonymous. 1963. New vegetable varieties list VIII. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 82:652–660. Green Leaf Vegetable Amaranth—Vendor: Johnny’s Selected 9. Anonymous. 1964. New vegetable varieties list IX. Proc. Amer. Seeds, Evergreen Seeds (http://www.evergreenseeds.com), Corona Soc. Hort. Sci. 84:665–673. Seeds (http://www.coronaseeds.com). Characteristics: oval to heart- 10. Minges, P.A. 1965. New vegetable varieties list X and XI. Proc. shaped leaves; deep green color. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 86:824–845. Kahlalu Leaf—Vendor: Abundant Life Seed Foundation. Charac- 11. Minges, P.A. 1966. New vegetable varieties list XII. Proc. teristics: 45–50 days, used like spinach, purple venation, adapts easily Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 88:718–726. to most localities; endangered cultivar. 12. Minges, P.A. 1966. New vegetable varieties list XIII. Proc. Red Leaf Edible Amaranth—Vendor: Evergreen Seeds (http:// Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 88:727–732. www.evergreenseeds.com), Corona Seeds (http://www. 13. Minges, P.A. 1967. New vegetable varieties list XIV. Proc. coronaseeds.com). Characteristics: large green leaves with red stripes. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 90:567–569. White Leaf Edible Amaranth—Vendor: Evergreen Seeds (http:/ 14. Minges, P.A. 1968. New vegetable varieties list XV. Proc. /www.evergreenseeds.com). Characteristics: dwarf type with light Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 92:823–840. green leaves and stems which are very tender. Individuals knowing of new cultivars to add to the list, or corrections to be made in the published lists are encouraged to contact TCW ( [email protected]). The assistance of Shannon Woods (American Seed Trade Association), and Marie Hall and Julia Jenkins (North Carolina State University) is gratefully acknowledged. HORTSCIENCE, VOL. 37(1), FEBRUARY 2002 15 Veglist, p. 15-78 15 2/5/02, 11:11 AM VEGETABLE CULTIVAR LIST ASPARAGUS BEAN—DRY Todd C. Wehner Lisa Ann Sutton and Dermot P. Coyne Department of Horticultural Science Department of Horticulture North Carolina State University University of Nebraska Raleigh, NC 27695-7609 Lincoln, NE 68583-0724 Apollo—Vendor: California Asparagus Seed and Transplants. AC Alberta Pink (L94C274)—Breeder: Agri and Agri-Food Parentage: clonal hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing; vigorous; Research Center, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Parentage: ISB473/4/ spears taper to a tight head; green color turns purple at the tip. NW63/3/Swan Valley/2/Redkloud/Kentwood. Characteristics: high Resistance: fusarium, asparagus rust. yielding, large pink seed; type IIIb indeterminate growth habit; sus- Atlas—Vendor: California Asparagus Seed and Transplants. Par- ceptible to white mold, common blight, halo blight, fusarium yellows, entage: hybrid. Characteristics: dark green spears with a little purple pythium root rot and rhizoctonia root rot. Crop Sci. 39:588, 1999. color on bud scales, spear tip and end; tight heads under warm to hot 1998. growing conditions, cylindrical spears, slightly tapering speartip; AC Burrito (HR61-1608)—Breeder: Agric and Agri-Food Canada spear production beginning early in the spring and extending late into Research Center, Harrow, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: Sierra / Fiesta. the cutting season; maintains a tighter head and produces slightly Characteristics: indeterminate short bush growth habit, early maturity, larger spears than UC 157 if planted 7–8" apart in rows; free of dark brown, irregular variegation on light brown solid background asparagus latent virus II. Resistance: fusarium, asparagus rust, foliar color, shiny lustered pinto seed. Resistance: tolerance to white mold, disease. mod. tolerance to halo blight and brown spot; susceptible to common Dulce Verde—Breeder: Brian Benson. Vendor: California As- blight, anthracnose and BCMV; reaction to root rot less than Othello. paragus Seed and Transplants. Parentage: green spear producing 1996. parents from Purple Passion; tetraploid. Characteristics: All green AC Compass (HR70-1774)—Breeder: Agri and Agri-Food Canada spears, medium to large diameter spears very sweet, mild asparagus Research Center, Harrow, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: W1285c- taste, very tight heads and tightly compressed bud scales; similar to 42603 / OAC Laser. Characteristics: semi-determinate short vine with Purple Passion in other horticultural characteristics. Similar: Purple upright plant type, early maturity, white, dull seed coat with oblong Passion. Adaptation: mild to warm and tropical climates. 2000. navy bean seed. Resistance: BCMV (race 1, 15), susceptible to Edsbest I—Breeder: Edward L. Nigh, Jr. Vendor: Arizona Ag anthracnose. 1998. Con. Parentage: four way cross UC 157 FI male (AZ 75-C) + Wash 500 AC Earlired (L94D186)—Breeder: Agri and Agri-Food Research (AZ 91) = AZ 82-J x UC 157 F1 female (AZ-73) + Brock male (IVB Center, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Parentage: Ember (Novartis) / 73-B) = AZ-80C. Characteristics: cold tolerance, early emergence; 5217 (Idaho). Characteristics: type IIIb short vine indeterminate spears large and straight with slightly tapered tight tips; dark green, growth habit, early maturing, comparable yields to other small red dry adapted to hot desert climates; reduced susceptibility to Fusarium spp. beans; susceptible to white mold, common blight, fusarium yellows and rust; exceptional yields during hot harvest climates resulting from and pythium root rot; less susceptible to rhizoctonia root rot. Crop Sci. late emerging branchlets. 39:588, 1999. 1998. Edsbest II—Breeder: Edward L. Nigh, Jr. Vendor: Arizona AgCon. AC Pintoba (HR55-1608)—Breeder: Agri and Agri-Food Canada Parantage: Brock male(IVB-75)+UC 157F1 female (AZ-73) = AZ-82 Research Center, Harrow, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: Sierra / Fiesta. H x Male NJ Giant (F1), AZ-85. Characteristics: early emergence Characteristics: short vined indeterminate growth habit; dark brown, following cold temperatures; tolerance to excessive desert climate, irregular variegation on buff-colored solid background with shiny reduced susceptibility to Fusarium attributed to stress;
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