VEGETABLE CULTIVAR AND CULTURAL TRIALS 2008 PREPARED BY: D. WATERER W. HRYCAN R. SOUER D. ROY FUNDED BY: AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5A8 Telephone: (306) 966-5855 Fax: (306) 966-5015 E-mail: doug.waterer@usask.ca ryan.souster@usask.ca Website: http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/plantsci/vegetable
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE 2008 Marketable % Overall Cultivar Source Planting yields (t/ha) Stand Taste rating 3364 PYB 85-11 Amish Deer Tongue*** Atoll Bambino WCS Park WDM 5.4 13.8 60 10 1.0 12.7 1.6 11.3 45 1.5 Bergam's Green EG, WG, Os 17.6 Black Seeded Simpson BOS 9115 GLX Brigade Chinese Sword Leaf Drunken Woman Envy Franklin ME, SSC SSS L SSC 11.8 1 15.6 3.7 1 16.1 25.0 70 60 1.0 Comments Ruffled. Holds well. Poor stand. Extremely ruffled, yellow-green, short plants. Slightly bitter. V. good stand. Good texture, sweet. Leaf hopper damage in. Crunchy, nice flavour, but poor stand. Mild, bland flavour. Slightly bitter. Light green, large ruffled leaves. Prone to tip burn when mature. Large leaf. Good flavour. Prone to tipburn when mature. Dark green, thick leaves. Leaf hopper damage in. Woody stems with lots of latex. V. slow to bolt. Poor yields. Dark red. Bitter aftertaste. Holds well. Good stand and yields. Thick ruffled leaves. Prone to tipburn when mature. V. high yields, but unattractive, with poor flavour. Prone to tipburn.
Galisse Grand Rapids Green Bay MI PLT Green Ice Green Oak Leaf Green Span Green Star Green Vision Green Wave ack Ice Average NOR SG OT WCS 15.5 100 3 21.1 70 1 20.4 8.8 n/a 10 n/a 20.3 7.4 85 24.4 7.8 50 3 2 11.8 70 n/a 20 n/a 7.4 85 14.4 75 2.9 2.9 8.9 78 3.4 2.9 Good stand and yields. Light green ruffled leaves. Slightly bitter. V. high yields for. Attractive, light green leaves. Flavour is variable. Good yields, texture and flavour. Does not hold well. Poor stand limits yields. Uneven maturity, but good yields. Strong taste, a little bitter. Prone to tipburn when mature. Thin, slightly curled, light green leaves. V. good yields. Some tipburn at maturity. Thick dark green leaves. Holds very well with no tipburn. Large, thick leaves. Good texture and flavour. Poor stand. Dry texture and a little bitter. Does not hold well. Poor yields () Bold = Recommended in 2008 Date seeded: - May 9. Taste/overall rating: 1 - poor data not available - uly 7. 5 - excellent *** Recommended in previous trials Date harvested: - uly 4, ul 24. Spacing: In row - 5 cm n/a = Poor stand (<30%) - not harvested - Aug 28, Sept 18. Between row - 50 cm
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE 2008 continued Cultivar Source Planting Marketable yields (t/ha) % Stand Taste Overall rating Kibou Kireve Kitare Krizet *** Lasting Green MI PLT Livinga Locarno Maerqing Marin PVP*** Multy Nevada Oak Leaf Pacifica *** Pandero Prize Head*** AH T&M Os SW, SSS 17.6 12.3 15.7 17.7 16.5 11.9 11.2 20.8 4.7 13.7 19.6 20.7 8.3 11.6 85 100 85 70 35 75 50 1.5 5.3 15.1 50 Comments Good yields. Light green, ruffled, thick leaves. Bland flavour. Prone to tipburn when mature. Light green, thin leaves. Good flavour. Light green, ruffled, tender leaves. Sweet. Good yields. Thin, dissected light green leaves. Sweet. Good yields, but bolts. Good yields and looks nice but has bitter after-taste. Insect damage at maturity. Light green, ruffled leaves. Strong bitter taste. Prone to tipburn and root rots. Small ruffled light green leaves. Bitter flavour. Prone to tipburn and root rots. Large, attractive purple leaves. Strong flavour. Poor stand. Exceptional yields. Sweet but dry. Prone to tipburn at maturity. Poor stand. Dark green ruffled leaves. Holds well. Good mild flavour. Large, light green leaves. V. prone to tipburn at maturity. Good yields for. Nice texture but bitter. Prone to tipburn at maturity. Good strong flavour. Exceptional yields. Tip burn at maturity. Varies in colour. Sweet, dark purple leaves. Holds well with no tipburn. Very attractive, ruffled leaves with dark red tips. Good stand, good yields and no tipburn.
Royal Green Royal Oak Leaf Salad Bowl*** Scottsdale Shinning Star Simpson Elite Starfighter Tango Tropicana Two Star*** Unisun Waldmann's Dark Green Average SW NOR WDM, Os,, Ve NOR, SW, 15.3 26.8 20.8 12.3 4.4 45 8.9 4.8 60 13.1 85 1.0 1.0 14.8 8.9 60 8.6 75 1.9 35 1 15.5 100 4 1.6 45 1.5 17.7 3 9.1 3 65 2 14.4 75 2.9 2.9 8.9 78 3.4 2.9 Good flavour, but bitter aftertaste. Does not hold well. V. high yields, but does not hold well. Uneven maturity. Poor flavour. Large attractive leaves. Variable flavour, a little bitter. V. good stand and yields. Small, nice colored leaves. Holds well. Sweet and crunchy but has bitter aftertaste. Moist and mild flavour. Poor yields. Good stand and yields, but has a bad aftertaste. Does not hold well. Large, ruffled green leaves with mild taste. Hopper burn at maturity. Prone to bolting. Good mild flavour, with no aftertaste. Thick ruffled leaves. Good strong flavour. Variable stand and yields. Good stand and yields. Tender but bitter leaves. Good favour but poor stand and yields. Bold = Recommended in 2008 Date seeded: - May 9. Taste/overall rating: 1 - poor data not available - uly 7. 5 - excellent n/a = Poor stand - not harvested. Date harvested: - uly 4, ul 24. - Aug 28, Sept 18. Spacing: In row - 5 cm Between row - 50 cm