Vegetable Variety Showcase 2013: Clifton Seed Co.
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Anthem XR
Anthem XR is a new 73-day bicolor sweet corn variety with excellent yield and eating quality. Its well-filled ears are tender, sweet, and attractive. Medium-long, dark-green husks provide good protection and accentuate the above-average kernel contrast. This is a perfect variety to ship or sell roadside fresh market.
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Charismatic
Early maturity coupled with firm, crisp, flavorful flesh and tiny pips make this watermelon an easy choice for growers. Vigorous vines offer excellent yield potential and produce very uniform, mostly 45-count fruit. The attractive, round-oval fruit has a deep-red interior and a medium-green rind with dark-green stripes.
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Cut Above
This exclusive new variety has it all — high Brix, small seed pips, excellent shipping capabilities and good shelf life. The 15- to 17-pound, round-to-oval fruit has a standard triploid rind pattern and bright red, crisp flesh. Cut Above has shown wide adaptability and has performed very well in trials in Georgia and Florida.
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Emerald Crown
Emerald Crown produces excellent quality crown cuts/short trim and is highly resistant to purpling. This mid-maturing domed variety is uniform and heavy headed with small beads and a small frame. The growing season is warm to cool (not for rainy season) and can extend into colder weather due to its resistance to purpling.
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Gridiron
An early to mid-maturing variety, Gridiron features an impressive yield potential of peppers with great size and quality. Blocky fruits are extra-large with thick walls, smooth skin, and glossy, dark green-to-red color. Gridiron has high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and bacterial spot races 0-5 and 7-9, and intermediate resistance to tobacco etch virus.
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Infinite Gold
The newest trend in cantaloupe, this variety has been bred for long shelf life and strong performance without sacrificing great quality and taste. The vigorous plant produces a high yield potential of uniform, round/oval fruit with firm, dark-orange flesh. Infinite Gold has high resistance to Fusarium wilt races 0-2 and powdery mildew race 2.
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Kaching
This rugged, adaptable variety has everything a grower could ask for — quality, ear size, and yield. The plant produces large ears that are uniform in size with good placement and maturity for easy mechanical harvesting. Well-filled ears have good husk protection, attractive appearance, and excellent eating quality.
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Perfect 10
This exclusive new gynoecious variety has a healthy, vigorous plant with very consistent performance. The attractive dark-green fruit is early (55 to 60 days) and uniform with an average fruit length of 8.25 to 8.5 inches. An impressive disease resistance package tops off the benefits of this exciting new variety.
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Purple Haze
This long-day red storage onion features a dark purple-red color that characterizes both the outside skin and the distinct ring development on the inside. Jumbo, globe-shaped bulbs have a good combination of maturity and bulb size along with a good disease package that complements this distinct hybrid variety.
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Anthem XR
Charismatic
Cut Above
Emerald Crown
Gridiron
Infinite Gold
Kaching
Perfect 10
Purple Haze
Address
P.O. Box 206
Faison, NC 28341
Phone/fax
ph: 910-267-2690
fax: 910-267-2692
Website/eMail
www.cliftonseed.com
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Alexander is a former associate editor with American Vegetable Grower® and currently a contributing writer in Denver, CO. See all author stories here.