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New
Publicly Bred Varieties Being Offered By Seed Companies |
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Bush Acorn Squash: Turtle Tree Seeds, a biodynamic seed company based in
Copake, NY will be licensing an OP powdery mildew resistant bush
acorn squash
from the Dept. of Plant Breeding at Cornell University. This variety
does not have the gene for skin ripening which causes the outside
of the fruit to turn dark green before it’s ready to harvest.
With this gene, fruits can be harvested when the market price is high,
as
the fruit will appear ripe. However, these fruits can easily have
less sugar and flavor as they are harvested too early. The Cornell
version
does NOT have this gene. Thus, when it turns dark green it is truly
ready to harvest. |
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NY01-907 F1: Another Cornell variety, the muskmelon NY01-907 II, has been licensed
by a company in upstate NY. |
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