New varieties launched

McLaren

Mclaren is a hybrid Broccoli and is ideal for areas with Club root problems. It produces good quality heads with a good dome shape and small to medium beads. Mclaren is a stable performer and is very adaptable.

Claforsa

Claforsa is a hybrid Cauliflower variety with Club root resistance. This variety has a vigourous plant and excellent self-protection. Claforsa produces quality heads with great quality curds.

Spacestar Gold

Spacestar Gold is the CMS version of Spacestar and is a high potential yielding cauliflower variety. This variety is very reliable and produces very uniform curds. Spacestar Gold has an excellent curd shape with good wrapping and has very few curd cracking. Spacestar Gold can be sown in late summer to early winter

Fileas

Fileas produces a consistent yield with outstanding fruit quality. It is very productive with its well-balanced plant and strong regrowth. Fileas has dark to very dark fruit colour and the shelf-life is good. Fileas is suited for passive greenhouse production in South Africa and its high cold tolerance makes it ideal for during winter.

Aegeas

Aegeas is a passive greenhouse cucumber hybrid that produces long fruits. The fruits are dark green, has good quality and intense ribs. This variety is early with high yield potential. Aegeas is widely adapted and has a long planting window. It has high heat tolerance and high powdery mildew resistance which makes it ideal for South African summers.

Ice Ring

Ice Ring is an iceberg lettuce that is suitable for the fresh and processing market. The variety is ideal for the shoulder periods and has an excellent disease package.

Ice Music

Ice Music is an iceberg lettuce and has good heat tolerance which makes it ideal for summer production. The variety is suitable for the fresh and processing market.

Ice Cold

Ice cold is a winter production Iceberg with excellent leaf colour. The variety is suitable for fresh/processing market.

Waimea

Waimea is performing very well, and it very stable through the winter with excellent yields. It is an early variety and suitable for the fresh/processing market.

Aroma/Dinero

Dinero is rootstock that is suitable for sweet melons and has high resistance to Fusarium wilt and tolerance to Sulphur burn. It has good plant uniformity, and this allows for wide period for grafting and reduces wastage

GSS3951

GSS3951 is a Supersweet yellow variety planted in the main season and is suitable for fresh market and processing.

Tyson

Tyson is an indeterminate round variety with Fusarium 3 resistance. The variety has excellent fruit uniformity through the cycle and good potential yields. It has a well-balanced plant with good leaf cover. Tyson has firm fruits which contribute to the good shelf life and the fruits have no green shoulders. This variety is ideal for areas where Fusarium 3 is a problem and is suited for the fresh and hawkers market.

Red Jasper

Red Jasper is a globe shaped, seedless watermelon with excellent flesh quality. It has outstanding fruit uniformity and a very smooth skin. Red Jasper’s disease package makes it very adaptable and suitable for the main season. The flesh is a deep red colour and crisp with medium pip size. It has a high yielding potential and exceptional flavour.