Vegetable Seed Presentation

1. Vegetable Seed Presentation Hortisemillas, Peru. Oct. 2008

2. Root Beet Aviv

3. Species: Beet Variety name: Aviv Botanical Name: Beta Vulgais Family: Chenopodiaceae Average seeds/gram: 50-70

4. Variety description • Vigorous and hardy. • Full light for warm or cool temperatures. • Best intensive red flesh color in cooler temperatures. • Leaves medium tall, glossy green with red veined. • Round, slightly flattened red rood. • Direct planting (10-15 kg/ha) or transplanting. • Matures in 55-80 days and yield according to season. • 320.000-500.000 plants / ha.

5. Celery Leaf – Early Belle

6. Species: Celery Variety Name: Early Bella Botanical Name: Apium graveloens Family: Umbelliferae Average seeds/gram: 2200- 2500

7. Variety description • 80-85 days from planting to harvest. • Tall and Vigorous early variety. • Full upright heads with large dark green leaves. • Great taste. • Relatively tolerant to cercospora. • Adapted to early autumn sowing season. • 125.000-150.000 Celery heads / ha.

8. Eggplant Japanese Pickling

9. Species: Eggplant Variety Name: Japanese Pickling Botanical Name: Solanum melongena Family: Solanaceae Average seeds/gram: 300-320

10. Variety description • Industrial type. • 60-65 days early maturing variety. • Strong hardy plan with very high continues production. • Long slender, slightly curved purple fruits (15-20 cm X 3-5 cm.). • Adapted to production year-round. • 120.000 plants / ha.

11. Eggplant Little Fingers

12. Species: Eggplant Variety Name: Little Fingers Botanical Name: Solanum melongena Family: Solanaceae Average seeds/gram: 300-320

13. Variety description • High yielding oriental type. • 65-70 early maturing unique varieties. • Strong hardy plan with very high continues uniform production. • Slim elongated dark purple fruits (12-15 cm.). • Spineless clusters of 3-6 fruits, easy to pick. • Excellent for pickling. • Adapted to production year-round. • 120.000 plants / ha.

14. Leek Alto

15. Species: Leek Variety Name: Alto Botanical Name: Allium porrum Family: Liliaceae Average seeds/gram: 250-300

16. Variety description • Long uniform and most tender type. • Very popular in Israel, also edified as a Bulgarian leek. • 100 day from planting to harvest in fall season. • Hardy and vigorous plant. • Medium length is white cylinder upper part dark green foliage. • Moderate tolerances to leaf diseases. • 110.000-125.000 plants / ha.

17. Lettuce Gilad (LRY)

18. Species: Lettuce Variety Name: Gilad (LRY) Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa Family: Compositae Average seeds/gram: 880-900

19. Variety description • Dark red leaf lettuce for full size head. • Romaine type shape. • Adapted to indoor and out door production. • Good tolerance to bolting and tip burns. • 50-55 day from planting to harvest. • 70.000-90.000 plants / ha.

20. Lettuce Gili (LRI)

21. Species: Lettuce Variety Name: Gili (LRI) Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa Family: Compositae Average seeds/gram: 880-900

22. Variety description • Dark red curly leaf lettuce. Some bitterness. • Adapted to indoor and out door production. • Good tolerance to bolting and tip burns. • 50-55 day from planting to harvest. • 70.000-90.000 plants / ha.

23. Lettuce Jericho

24. Species: Lettuce Variety Name: Jericho Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa Family: Compositae Average seeds/gram: 880-900

25. Variety description • Green Romaine Cos Type, Tall heavy heads (1-1.5 kg). • Bright light green color. • Excellent eating quality, Sweet and crisp. • Rated in the US as the 'best testing lettuce. • Heat, tip burn and bolt resistance. • Tolerances to powdery and downy mildews. • Adapted to indoor and out door production. • 50-55 day from planting to harvest. • 70.000-90.000 plants / ha.

26. Customer reviews “Hands-down winner of our romaine taste trials for two years in a row. Holds flavor in both heat and drought. Light-green leaves form large,uniform heads, even during summer heat. You can’t go wrong with Jericho. Also available in pelleted seed” -High Mowing Organic Seeds

27. Lettuce Rubi

28. Species: Lettuce Variety Name: Ruben Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa Family: Compositae Average seeds/gram: 880-900

29. Variety description • Red Romaine Cos Type. • Bright light-dark burgundy color. • A cool weather type. • Adapted to indoor and out door production. • 60-55 day from planting to harvest. • 70.000-90.000 plants/ha.

30. Onion Segol

31. Species: Onion Variety Name: Segol Botanical Name: Allium cepa Family: Liliaceae Average seeds/gram: 300-350

32. Variety description • Purple-red skinned mini bunching onion. • 60-65 days, early maturing, vigorous onion. • Matures with delicate mild flavor. • Can be harvested as baby or matured dry onion. • Plant population: • 600.000-1.000.000 plants/ha.

33. Onion White Lisbon Select

34. Species: Onion Variety Name: White Lisbon Select Botanical Name: Allium cepa Family: Liliaceae Average seeds/gram: 300-350

35. Variety description • Pure white skinned scallion bunching onion. • 70-75 days, produce bulb less onion. • Very hardy with a long harvest period. • Can be harvested as scallions or matured dry onion. • Plant population: • 600.000-1.000.000 plants/ha.

36. Radish Tali

37. Species: Radish Variety Name: Tali Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus Family: Brassicaceae Average seeds/gram: 75-80

38. Variety description • Early variety with attractive globe shaped root. • Harvest size: 2.5-3 cm in diameter. • Smooth shiny red with crispy white flesh. • Does not turn spongy for long period. • Suitable for all growing seasons. • Matures in 30-40 days, direct planting. • Plant population 800.000 – 1.000.000 / ha (10-15 kg).

39. Spinach Galilee

40. Species: Spinach Variety Name: Galilee Botanical Name: Spinacia oleracea Family: Chenopodiaceae Average seeds/gram: 50-70

41. Variety description • Wild Galilee type with triangular leaf. • Light greed foliage, delicate taste. • Very productive, can be re-cut several times. • 40-50 days, early maturing. • Can be harvested as baby leaf or at matured size. • Plant population: • 600.000-1.000.000 plants/ha.

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