CHRISEED® - Sakata Vegetables

Midwest-Eastern US/Canada
Vegetable Journal
By Sakata & Chriseed
CHRISEED®

occoli
Disease terminology: IR = Intermediate resistance. Disease code: Pb - Clubroot
cabbage
BOBCAT
This widely adaptable fresh-market variety
has high yields, holds well and has very good
flavor. The sweet taste and crunchy texture
makes it a great choice for fresh-market
and coleslaw production. Tightly-packed
heads weigh 4-6 lb.
R: Foc: 1, T: TpB
DIPLOMAT
Another outstanding variety
from Sakata’s broccoli program,
Diplomat performs well in the
Northeast, Canada and the
Pacific Northwest with good
uniformity. Diplomat is suitable
for the bunch and crown markets.
GREEN GOLD
Green Gold produces tight,
smooth, heavy, domed, finebeaded
broccoli with a mediumgreen
color. This mid-late
maturing variety has excellent
uniformity and performs well
in the Desert Southwest fall to
winter Greenbelt slot. Green
Gold is a premium choice for
crown cut/short trim markets.
Disease terminology: R = Resistance, T = Tolerance. Disease code: Foc - Fusarium yellows, TpB - Tipburn.
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GRAND VANTAGE
An exciting new fresh-market variety with attractive
green to blue-green color. Very round head (7 x 7”),
heavy weight (5-6 lb), dense solid interior and short
core. It has excellent tight wrapper leaves and a
strong frame. Grand Vantage is a very adaptable
main-season variety. It has good holding ability and
excellent yield potential.
R: Foc: 1
EMERALD JEWEL
Emerald Jewel (SBC7540) is a
small-beaded, smooth-headed,
clean-stemmed, multi-use variety
that is especially suited for crown
cut. This is a beautiful variety;
however the maturity can be
quite late during cold growing
conditions. We suggest late
spring/early summer and late
fall harvests.
IR: Pb
IMPERIAL
Imperial performs best during
long-day-length conditions with
moderate heat tolerance and is
mid to mid-late maturing under
these conditions. This variety
has a tight dome with nice, small
dark green beads. Imperial is
multi-use, performing well for
bunch, crown cut and processing.
Excellent post-harvest shelf life!
RED JEWEL
A high-yielding red cabbage hybrid with
uniform maturity. Red Jewel offers a deep
red head with a short core and is ideal for
both fresh and shredder markets.

FUERTE
This Nantes carrot from Sakata is known for
its nice uniform shape with strong tops. Fuerte
offers high yields as well as blunt tip with
some shoulder. The tops are tall, medium
green in color. Roots are 6-9” long, 1.5-2.5”
in diameter with a cylindrical shape and
medium orange color. This is an excellent
Nantes variety that compares favorably to
other Nantes types.
OLYMPUS
Olympus is a Cello type that is outstanding
for bunching. Olympus has great color
combined with a smooth finish. The taste
is outstanding with a very crisp texture. One
advantage to Olympus is the uniformity. The
yield potential is high with this classy carrot.
BULLDOG
Bulldog is one of our newer
hybrid collards. Yield potential
is high. It is similar to Top Bunch
with very good uniformity. It
has an upright plant habit like
our other popular Georgia types.
Leaves are slightly savoyed with
excellent dark green color. It
can be stripped or cut with
fast regrowth.
TIGER
Tiger is an exciting new collard
variety from Sakata with many
of the same characteristics as
our market-leading variety Top
Bunch. Upright O.P. Georgia
plant habit with slightly savoyed
blue-green leaves. Suggested
primarily for fresh market but
will work well for processing.
High ratio of blade to stalk.
It has very fast regrowth and
excellent yield potential.
carrot
TRITON
This carrot from Sakata is known for its
superb taste and texture. Triton has strong
tops that are erect and dark green in color.
Roots are 9-10’’ long and .5-1’’ in diameter.
This carrot is medium orange and quite
cylindrical in shape with a semi-blunt tip.
collard & kale
FLASH
Due to hybrid uniformity and
vigor, Flash offers processors
and fresh-market growers an
early-maturing, highly-uniform
Vates-type hybrid. The slowest
of our collards to bolt, Flash
allows growers repeated heavy
harvests of fancy, dark leaves.
BLUE RIDGE
This hybrid kale features dark,
blue-green foliage with an
attractive, full curl on all
leaves. Blue Ridge offers a
semi-tall plant type, mid-season
maturity and an extended
yield. It also is slow to bolt
or stretch. It is suitable for
hand stripping or cutting for
fresh market, mechanical
harvesting and processing.
Blue Ridge is widely adapted
to all kale producing areas.
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herbs & heirloom beet
CORIANDER
SANTO
Santo is fast growing and one of the first slowbolting
varieties introduced. Santo has broad
celery-like leaves, which can be harvested two
or more times. This variety is very uniform
and good for bunching. A widely-utilized herb
variety with strong aroma. Monogerm seed
available. Choose organic or non-organic seeds.
beet
BASIL
ITALIAN LARGE LEAF
Chriseed’s selection of this strain produces
broad, dark-green leaves with a very pleasant
aroma. The well-branched plant grows to 12-18”
and is moderately slow to bolt. Recommended
for gardeners and commercial growers alike.
Choose organic or non-organic seeds.
CHIOGGIA
GUARDSMARK
Chriseed’s notably improved
Chioggia offers a vivid purple
and white interior zoning along
with a sweet flavor This beet is
appealing to the adventurous
home gardener and innovative
fresh-market grower. Roots
are flattened globe-shaped
with short, attractive tops.
SOLO
Our monogerm hybrid red beet
Solo gives you the opportunity
to singulate for precision planting.
Early maturing with high yields,
Solo also has healthy tops and
high sugar content.
IR: Cb / Rs
Disease terminology: IR = Intermediate resistance, Disease code: Cb - Leaf spot, Rs - Rhizoctonia root and crown rot.
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HEIRLOOM BEET
BULL’S BLOOD
Bull’s Blood is an heirloom variety characterized
by its deep reddish-purple leaf color. It makes a
fine addition to salads when harvested young at
the baby leaf stage. Its color is best in early
spring or fall. Choose organic or non-organic seeds.
KESTREL
Kestrel’s hybrid vigor leads to
early, uniform plant stand
establishment. Its ability to
develop a round shape at an
early stage of growth makes
it an excellent candidate for
quality baby beet production.
This variety can also be stored
for extended periods of time
when harvested at full maturity.
Choose organic or non-organic seeds.
IR: Cb
TOUCHSTONE GOLD
Touchstone Gold offers a root
with vibrant interior color and
little zoning. Combined with its
striking leaf/petiole contrast
and sweet, mild flavor, this beet
is sure to catch your eye on the
dinner plate. Choose organic or nonorganic
seeds.

ATLANTIS
Atlantis is a new Eastern melon from Sakata
with round oval shape. It has excellent interior
quality including firmness and consistently
high sugar content for high consumer appeal.
Can be used either as a shipper or farm
market variety.
R: Fom: 0-2 / Sf: 1, IR: Sf: 2
AVATAR
Avatar is an Eastern Shipper with a medium
open cavity and firm flavorful orange flesh.
Exterior is light green and turns to a yellow-tan
when fully ripe. Oval shape melons are
7-9 lb and 8 x 7.5”.
R: Fom: 0-2 / Sf: 1, IR: Sf: 2
Disease terminology: R = Resistance, IR = Intermediate resistance. Disease code: Fom - Fusarium wilt, Sf - Powdery mildew.
OVATION
A late intermediate yellow that
transitions into the long-day
Spanish type. Ovation has
firmness and excellent skin
retention. Globe shaped, sizes
range from jumbo to colossal.
Ovation cuts a high percentage
of single centers. Adaptable and
grower friendly. In the PNW
and CO it is a true intermediate.
In CA and NM this is a good
transitional variety.
IR: Foc / Pt
SWEET HARVEST
Available from Abbott & Cobb
and Siegers.
Vidalia approved variety that
offers early-mid maturity. Sweet
Harvest has low pungency and
high sugars. It has strong tops
and holds up well under foliage
diseases. Sweet Harvest is grower
friendly, adaptable and has brown
skins with good retention. Its thick
granex shape will offer good
competitive yields with sizes
averaging jumbo.
IR: Foc / Pt
Disease terminology: IR = Intermediate resistance. Disease code: Foc - Basal rot, Pt - Pink root.
LILLIPUT
melon
Lilliput is a mini Eastern Shipper with a
closed cavity and dark orange flesh with
very sweet aromatic flavor. Exterior is light
green turning to yellow-tan color and the
stem slips when fully mature. Round shape
melons are 3.5-5” in diameter.
R: Fom: 0-2 / Sf: 1, IR: Sf: 2
onion
SPANISH
MEDALLION
A late intermediate that transitions
into the full Spanish long-day
types. Spanish Medallion is firm
with excellent skin retention.
Adapted to mechanical harvest,
this variety is globe to tall globe
in shape and jumbo to colossal
in size. Yields a high percentage
of single centers and is tolerant
to pink root and basal rot.
Adaptable to the Northwest
U.S., CO, CA.
IR: Foc / Pt
SWEET JASPER
Available from Abbott &
Cobb and Siegers.
Sweet Jasper is a large yellow
granex-type hybrid onion for
the Vidalia Georgia onion
market. This main season
variety offers large to jumbo+
sized onions with mild pungency
and good sugars. Sweet Jasper
is tolerant to pink root and
basal rot.
IR: Foc / Pt
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pepper
CLASSIC
New from Sakata, Classic is a
green to red, high yielding bell
that has outstanding fruit quality,
with thick walls and uniform
blocky fruit. Approaches greenhouse
quality in the open field.
R: Xcv: 1-3
JALAFUEGO
Jalafuego has a large vigorous
plant with excellent yields of
extra large, smooth, and very
dark green fruit. This fruit has
extra length that makes this
jalapeño perfect for growing
conditions that may cause fruit
to shorten.
R: PVY: 0.1.2/Xcv: 1-3
Disease terminology: R = Resistance, Disease abbreviation code: PVY - Potato Y, Xcv - Bacterial spot.
squash - zucchini
ENDEAVOR
A vigorous-growing, large-open, small-spined,
easy-harvest plant with an aggressive-yielding
medium dark green glossy fruit. This variety is
suitable in all growing areas.
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NORTHERN STAR
This variety may easily be one of the most
productive varieties on the market. Uniform,
cylindrical-shaped fruit produced on a large,
open plant with minimal breakage makes
for ease of harvest.
GRENADA
Resistant to Xcv: 1-3,
Grenada is well-adapted to
the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast,
and Caribbean. This large to
extra-large cubanelle boasts
smooth fruit with a shallow
shoulder cavity.
R: Xcv: 1-3
MAGNO
Magno produces jumbo fruit on
vigorous, high yielding plants.
Widely adapted, it works well
throughout Mexico and the U.S.
Fruit are smooth, very dark
green and pungent.
R: PVY: 0.1.2/Xcv: 1-3
SOUTHERN STAR
Southern Star produces long cylindrical fruit
on a strong, sturdy, open plant. The fruit is
medium green with small flecks and maintains
its uniform shape throughout the harvest season.
This variety is very widely adapted.

CHERRIETTE
Cherriette offers similar maturity to Crunchy
Red but with a brighter red color and shorter
tops. This hybrid variety is uniform and slow
to develop pith. Cherriette performs well
under warmer conditions and yields better
than O.P.s in this class.
CAPTAIN JACK
Captain Jack is an extra-large,
dark orange Jack-o’-lantern
type pumpkin. The thick flesh
and flat bottom enables the
fruit to stand on its own. The
extremely large, thick embedded
handle matches the large size
of this pumpkin. Large and
vigorous, this plant can support
several fruits.
HIJINKS
This extremely uniform pumpkin
has a very blocky shape with nice
square shoulders and medium
deep ribbing. Hijinks averages
7-9 lb fruit and has a nice long
and dark-green handle which
makes this variety ideal for
school children.
CRUNCHY CRIMSON
Crunchy Crimson is the newest addition to
Sakata’s leading hybrid radish program.
This outstanding variety yields roots with
superior quality and uniformity. Roots
have bright red skin with excellent interior
quality and are very slow to develop pith.
This variety grows well under cool conditions.
pumpkin
DIABLO
This blocky round pumpkin is
ideal for the Jack-o’-lantern
market. Diablo produces fruit
with very uniform size and
shape. This pumpkin has a
beautiful dark orange color
with a strong, dark green
embedded handle.
MRS. WRINKLES
The deeply wrinkled ribs and
burnt orange color makes
this pumpkin unique and an
attention grabber. When you
are looking for something
different that stands out
from the traditional Jack-
O-Lantern pumpkin, Mrs.
Wrinkles is the choice.
radish
CRUNCHY ROYALE
Crunchy Royale is a dark red round radish
ideal for bunching or cello pack. It yields
high quality, extremely uniform roots. Overall,
it offers excellent internal and external color
and a high pack-out rate for growers.
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squash - butternut & spaghetti
swiss chard
CELEBRATION
Chriseed’s Celebration is a multi-colored
chard that exhibits highly-uniform plants with
dark green, glossy leaves. It has vibrant
multi-colored petioles and veinations with a
high percentage of pink, yellow and orange
chards. Great for producing full-sized specialty
chard, baby leaf or ornamental bedding plants.
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ATLAS
This F1 hybrid butternut offers
high yields of large, uniformlysized
and shaped fruit. Atlas is
a mid-maturing variety (110
days) with strong plant vigor
and short vine. Fruit color is
cream with dark orange flesh.
This winter squash has a
cylindrical shape with a slight
bulb, making it very attractive.
PRIMAVERA
Primavera is a new high
yielding hybrid vegetable
spaghetti squash. It has
similar size (2.5-3 lb) to the
standard OP variety with nice
canary yellow skin color at
maturity. The fruit have
excellent uniformity in size
and shape growing on a
restricted vine that does not get
as long as the standard OP.
PEPPERMINT
Peppermint is in class by itself. Its white
petiole with pink stripes from bottom to
top creates a visual pop. It has glossy,
dark green, savoyed leaves. Peppermint
is a bolt-tolerant swiss chard variety. It is
a perfect variety for farmers markets,
home gardens and mature chards.
POLARIS
Polaris is a medium-sized,
traditional-shaped (Walthamtype)
butternut squash for the
fresh market. This strong and
vigorous plant yields a high
number of very uniformly sized
and shaped fruit per plant.
Polaris features a smooth tan
exterior and bright orange
interior. It has also shown
good tolerance to cracking.
QUANTUM
Quantum has exceptional
uniformity of size and shape
with a thick neck and small
seed cavity. This hybrid’s
strong, vigorous plant produces
a high number of fruits per
plant. Quantum features a
smooth tan exterior and bright
orange interior and is a greattasting
butternut squash.
SILVERADO
Silverado is an innovative, slow-bolting chard
which can be stripped for individual stems or
harvested as a whole plant. The broad, white
stems support heavily savoyed glossy, dark
green leaves. Plants are more compact than
Fordhook Giant for added efficiency. Choose
organic or non-organic seeds.

PERSIUS
Persius is a fast-growing, erect
spinach variety, that is well
suited for processing and bunch
markets. It has medium green,
smooth, semi-oriental leaves.
It is a moderate bolt-tolerant
spinach variety. The preferred
growing window is fall or early
spring. Not available in OK,
TX, AR, & NM.
R: Ao / Pfs: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9,
11, 12, UA4410
THOR
Thor (SPC401) is a slow-growing
spinach variety. It has dark
green, round savoyed leaves, that
make it an attractive spinach
variety. Thor is a very versatile
variety that can be used for baby
leaf, bunch and fresh markets.
This variety has moderate bolt
tolerance, therefore a preferred
growing window is early spring
or late fall.
R: Ao / Pfs: 1-4
Disease terminology: R = Resistance, Disease code: Ao - White Rust, Pfs - Downy mildew.
Please note that Ao resistance is not complete resistance. The resistant varieties will be much slower in symptom development when the pathogen is present.
CLIPPER
Clipper is a dark green, smooth leaf slow
growing spinach variety. It has uniform,
semi-erect, round leaves. Clipper can be
used for a wide range of spinach markets,
such as baby leaf, bunch, fresh markets
and mature, due to its slow bolting and
dark green leaves.
R: Pfs: 1-7, 9, 11, 13
spinach - semi-savoy
REGAL
Regal is a dark green, semi-savoy
spinach variety that can be used
for baby leaf and bunch markets.
It is an erect spinach variety making
it well suited for dense plantings
for baby leaf production. It has a
slow to moderate bolt tolerance
with a moderate growth rate.
R: Ao / Pfs: 1-7, 9, 11, 13
TYEE
Tyee is a household name in the
spinach industry. It is the standard of
quality performance for savoy spinach
growers due to its slow bolting,
slow growing and exceptional flavor.
It has medium dark green, erect
leaves that are perfect for baby leaf,
clip, bunch and home garden
markets. Organic & Conventional seeds
available.
R: Pfs: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12,
UA4410
spinach - smooth & savoy
OLYMPIA
Olympia is a medium green, smooth-leaf
spinach variety. Olympia has a nice uniform,
oval leaf shape. It has an average growth rate
and it has a moderate bolt tolerance. Olympia
is a versatile spinach variety. It can be used for
baby leaf, bunch, fresh markets and mature.
R: Pfs: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, UA4410
TORTOISESHELL
Tortoiseshell is a beautiful dark green,
smooth-leaf spinach variety. It has nice
thick, oval leaves. Tortoiseshell is a slow
growing, erect, bolt-tolerant spinach
variety and is very versatile. It can be
used for baby leaf, bunch, clip, fresh
markets and mature.
R: Pfs: 1-7, 9, 11, 13
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tomato
tomato - grape & cherry
SWEET HEARTS
Sweet Hearts is a leading grape tomato that is
brilliant red, has excellent flavor, shelf life and
resistance to cracking. Indeterminate plants have
good vigor and produce early, impressive yields
with continuous sets and full clusters of very firm
fruit of excellent quality. Sweet Hearts is well
suited for single fruit harvest and adapted for
both indoor and outdoor production.
R: Ff: A-E / Fol: 1 /ToMV: 0-2, IR: Ss
CHARGER
Charger is a very high-yielding
determinate salad variety featuring
a combination of TYLCV
intermediate resistance and Fol: 1-3
resistance. It shows wide adaptability
for Eastern U.S. through Central
America for markets requiring
extra-large fruit. The fruit are very
firm and smooth shouldered with
excellent color for mature green
and vine-ripe markets. Plants are
medium to tall and benefit from
light to no pruning.
R: Aal / Fol: 1-3 / Vd: 1
IR: Ss / TYLCV: Is
TACHI
A productive variety that
produces extra-large and large
fruit in trials. Plants are strong,
medium in size are set well in
the heat. Fruit are high quality,
firm and have good shelf life
at maturity. Tachi is adapted
for mature-green and vine-ripe
production. Tachi has resistance
to root knot nematode and
intermediate resistance to
TSWV.
R: Aal / Fol: 1, 2 /Mi ^ / Vd: 1
IR: TSWV
SWEET TREATS
Sweet Treats is a unique large-fruited, pink
cherry tomato with a delicious flavor. Smooth
globe-shaped fruit have a beautiful deep pink
tone and a rich flavor with great texture with
cracking resistance. Fruit weight is around 20-30
grams. Plants are strong and vigorous with
high-yield potential and very good disease
resistance. Ideal for home garden, roadside
and specialized retail.
R: Ff: A-E / Fol: 1, 2 / ToMV: 0, 1, IR: For / Ss
MARIANA
Mariana is popular in many NAFTA
and Central American markets due
to its reliability, versatility and
excellent quality. It is well suited
for mature-green and vine-ripe
harvesting and performs well on
ground and staked culture. Plants
are strong, medium compact and
produce high yields of smooth
extra large and large, high quality
fruit with very good uniformity,
firmness and shelf life.
R: Aal / Fol: 1, 2 / Mi^ / Vd: 1
IR: Ss
TRIBUTE
Tribute is a high-yielding variety
featuring intermediate resistance
to TSWV and TYLCV, with good
heat setting ability. It is well adapted
for Eastern U.S. production. It has
large, firm, uniform green-shouldered,
smooth-shouldered and globe-shaped
fruit. Plants are medium tall and
benefit from light to no pruning.
R: Aal / Fol: 1, 2 / Vd: 1
IR: Ss / TSWV /TYLCV: Is
Disease terminology: R = Resistance, IR = Intermediate resistance. Disease code: Aal - Alternaria stem canker, Ff - Leaf mold, Fol - Fusarium wilt, For - Fusarium crown and root rot, Mi - Root knot, Ss - Gray leaf spot, ToMV - Tomato mosaic,
TSWV - Tomato spotted wilt, TYLCV: Is - Tomato yellow leaf curl rivus: Israel Strain, Vd - Verticillium wilt. ^ - Soil temperatures above 80.6 °F (27°C) and other stress conditions may cause Mi resistance to break.
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SWEET ZEN
Sweet Zen is a determinate red grape tomato
with early maturity, and bright red fruits that
weigh 13-14 grams. Good Brix. Tolerant to
heat. Firm fruits handle shipping well. Can
be used outdoors or indoors. Extended
harvest type.

SOUTHERN GREEN
This tendergreen type variety offers
very rapid growth and earlier re-growth.
Southern Green has very dark green
and smooth leaves on a tall plant. High
yield potential.
TOPPER
Topper is a Seven Top-type hybrid that is
heavy yielding. It has a large, broad and
serrated leaf with a deep green color. It
also has good bolting tolerance and vigorous
re-growth ability for multiple harvests.
AFFIRMED
Affirmed features bright red
flesh with good demarcation
and improved dense flesh.
Affirmed is well suited for all
major markets and diverse
growing regions. Uniform
and consistent yields of
18-20 lb fruits.
CITATION
Citation is Sakata’s new
generation of high quality seedless
that is a true 60 count
watermelon. Citation sets well
in cool conditions with a high
number of quality fruit per plant.
Citation is an early maturing
variety with beautiful internal
demarcation and deep red,
dense flesh. Citation has very
good holding ability and shelf
life. It is widely adapted to
many geographic locations.
turnip
TOP STAR
This Topper-type hybrid is an early maturing
variety. Top Star offers good re-growth capability
compared to O.P. varieties. The yield potential
shown for this variety gives growers a new
option in improving their yield performance.
watermelon
BOLD RULER
Bold Ruler is a high quality
seedless hybrid with early set
in cool conditions. Very high
yield potential with uniform
16-18 lb fruit on a vigorous
vine. The bright red flesh
with dense texture is crisp
and sweet.
YELLOW
BUTTERCUP
Well known in the market place,
Yellow Buttercup is considered
one of the top yellow-fleshed
varieties. Bright yellow flesh and
crisp texture with great eating
qualities make Yellow Buttercup
a must for your growing schedule.
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