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US 2014/0208452 A1Published application
Type of lettuce and methods of production
AssigneeSeminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
InventorWilliam Waycott
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an iceberg lettuce having one or more romaine lettuce characteristics. The invention further relates to methods for producing iceberg lettuce varieties containing one or more romaine lettuce characteristics.
Claims9
An iceberg lettuce plant, and the parts thereof, comprising a first outer leaf having a length to width ratio between about 1.2 to about 2.7.
A method of producing an iceberg lettuce having a first outer leaf with a length to width ratio of about 1.2 to about 2.7 comprising:
- a) crossing an iceberg lettuce with a romaine lettuce to produce hybrid seed;
- b) growing said hybrid seed to produce a hybrid plant;
- c) selfing said hybrid seed to produce F2 progeny seed;
- d) growing said F2 progeny seed to produce F2 plants;
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- e) selecting said F2 plants for expression of one or more characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- length to width ratio greater than 1.0, spatulate leaf shape, semi-open head, and elliptical stature, resistance to corky root rot, resistance to lettuce mosaic virus, and plant height.
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