Seminis hosted growers, brokers, and other produce industry players for its annual Southeastern Field Day at its Felda, FL, research station. Attendees had a chance to view new variety selections in several different vegetable categories.

Amy Philpott, a public relations expert with Watson Green LLC, spoke during lunch and provided tips on how to effectively prepare for a food safety recall. One top tip was to know the right questions to ask when FDA calls regarding a voluntary recall.

• Antebellum will be a particularly good fit for growers in Georgia.
• The variety avoids purpling and sets a little more concentrated fruit set.
• High Resistance: Tobamovirus 0
• Intermediate Resistance: Tomato spotted wilt virus / Bacterial spot 0-10

• Sybaris produces strong yields with good length on pods young and old.
• It is a 3-4 sieve bean with nice dark green color
• The plants are upright for easier harvest
• High Resistance: Bean common mosaic virus
• Intermediate Resistance: Rust 90

• This pepper is the darkest in color of all the Seminis portfolio.
• Fruit has good shape and uniformity.
• High Resistance: Tobamovirus 0
• Intermediate Resistance: Bacterial spot 0-10

• Fruit is uniform and creamy yellow in color.
• The plant type is vigorous and semi-open.
• High Resistance: Cucumber mosaic virus / Watermelon mosaic virus / Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
• Intermediate Resistance: Papaya ringspot virus

• This variety has a combo of early size and quality and is widely adaptable to different regions.
• High Resistance: Potato virus 0 / Tobacco etch virus
• Intermediate Resistance: Phytophthora blight / Root-knot nematode (Ma/Mi/Mj)

• This variety has tremendous yield potential with high quality fruit.
• It is widely adaptable and does great in Florida.
• It performs best on plastic.
• High Resistance: Cucumber mosaic virus / Watermelon mosaic virus / Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
• Intermediate Resistance: Powdery mildew

• This sweet pepper has very smooth skin with blocky, high-quality fruit.
• It was created for Central and South Florida
• It is stable across different environments spring to fall.
• High Resistance: Tobamovirus 0
• Intermediate Resistance: Bacterial spot 0-10

• This variety performs well for the fresh market.
• Plants are vigorous, setting about 27 to 30 marketable fruit per plant.
• High Resistance: Tobamovirus 0

• Dixie Red sets fruit in the hot and wet seasons of Florida.
• It is an early variety that sets big fruit.
• High Resistance: Tomato spotted wilt virus / Alternaria stem canker / Fusarium wilt 1-3 / Gray leaf spot (Sbl/Si/Ss) Verticillium wilt (Va: 1/Vd: 1)
• Intermediate Resistance: Root-knot nematode (Ma/Mi/Mj)

• The fruit is very smooth and uniform.
• High Resistance: Bacterial spot 0-3, 7, 8

To learn more, visit the company's website at Seminis-us.com.