Broccoli
Latin name: Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis var italica
| Variety | Tested under # | Maturity | Plant type | Heads | Disease resistance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shape | Color | HR | IR | |||||
| Besty F1 | TT-0451 | Early (65 – 70 days) | Medium-large frame, strong vigor | Uniform dome | Dark green | Produces dark green dome shaped heads with medium sized beads. Very strong against hollow core. Performs well under warm conditions. | ||
| Montop F1 | TT-0450 | Mid-early (70 – 75 days) | Medium sized frame with grey-green leaves | Semi-dome | Green | Good yielder, strong against hollow core and cat eye. | ||
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Disclaimer
In cases where specific races or strains of resistances are not noted, the variety is resistant or tolerant to some, but not necessarily all known races or strains of the pathogen.
We have exercised the utmost care compiling these variety descriptions. For the Nigerian market we made some adjustments in the original descriptions from our suppliers based on results in our trials at Kano. For all details on varieties listed, including latest information on resistances, please refer to the websites of our suppliers Enza Zaden (www.enzazaden.com), Majstro Seeds (www.majstroseeds.com) and Pop Vriend Vegetable Seeds (www.popvriendvegetableseeds.com).
Explanation of disease resistance “HR” and “IR”, used codes and acronyms can be found here.