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Plant breeding
As a breeding company, we currently focus on lettuce and other leafy greens. Lettuce breeding is the majority of our work, centered on the development of novel varieties, adapted to the commercial production areas of California and Western Arizona. These include romaine and iceberg, green and red leaf, butterhead, and artisan types, with an emphasis on disease resistance and adaptability.
Disease Resistance
Current disease resistance breeding targets are:
o lettuce Fusarium
o lettuce Verticillium
o lettuce Pythium
o lettuce Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
o lettuce Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae)
o lettuce Dieback virus (Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus)
o lettuce corky root rot (Rhizomonas suberifaciens)
Variety portfolio:
Romaine:
o Lompoc – coastal romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
o Pozo – coastal romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
o Ranger – coastal romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
o Toro – coastal romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
o NNS-1888 – desert romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
o NNS-2123 – hearts only romaine with resistance to lettuce dieback virus
Iceberg:
o Bison – desert iceberg with resistance to lettuce Fusarium
o NNS-3133 – desert iceberg
o NNS-2109 – coastal iceberg with resistance to lettuce Fusarium
o NNS-2117 – coastal iceberg with resistance to the current strains of Downy Mildew
o NNS-2132 – coastal iceberg with resistance to lettuce Fusarium
