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Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America

Mustard, Lists 1-26 Combined

Edited by Mark W. Farnham

USDA/ARS Vegetable Laboratory
2875 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29414

Monteverde - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden. Parentage: open pollinated. Adaptation: North America. 1997.

Savannah (Hybrid 2) - Breeder: T. Sakata Company, Japan. Vendor: by Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, thick leaves, very dark green color, fewer yellow leaves as crop matures, slower bolting than open pollinated cultivars; excellent for processing and home gardens. Similar: Tendergreen. Adaptation: wide. 1979.

Tendergreen II - Breeder and vendor: Abbott & Cobb. Vendors: Otis Twilley Seed Company and Abbott & Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, thick, dark green, glossy leaves, slower bolting than open pollinated. cultivars. Adaptation: wide. 1979.

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