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Sakata Seed Expo is exciting broccoli variety is an exceptional choice for crown and short trim. Expo is a late-maturing variety with a tight, heavy dome, short bracts and small, uniform green beads. It performs well in warm to cool conditions and overwinter. • For crown cut and short trim.

Sakata Seed Emerald Jewel is a small beaded, smooth headed, clean stemmed, multi-use variety that is especially suited for crown cut. This is a beautiful variety; however, the maturity can be quite late during cold growing conditions. We suggest harvesting in the transition slots in coastal CA and during the tail end in the Desert Southwest. Emerald Jewel has intermediate resistance to some races of clubroot. • Multi-use variety • Suggest late spring/early summer and late fall harvests • Intermediate resistance to some races of clubroot.

Sakata Seed Arcadia is a widely-adapted variety. It has similar maturity to Marathon with large heads, small to medium bead size and medium stem. This variety has good tolerance to hollow core. Arcadia is suited for fresh-market bunching, florets and freezer markets. • Wide seasonal adaptability • Holds well • Fresh market.

Sakata Seed Dynasty is a mid-late maturing broccoli variety with smaller, lower leaf attachments to aid with ease of harvests. Dynasty has a medium plant size with smooth, well domeshaped, medium green heads, and anthocyanin free. A standout feature of this variety is uniformity of harvest in numerous trials. • Harvest uniformity • Head quality • Anthocyanin free.

Sakata Seed Eastern Crown is an outstanding variety for the East Coast. Some highlights of this variety include small beads, blue-green head color and excellent heat tolerance. Eastern Crown is perfect for the crown cut/short trim market. • Performs well in long day length and moderate heat • For crown cut and short trim.

Sakata Seed Avenger is an excellent choice for the crown cut and processing markets. It offers dome-shaped, tight, heavy, blue-green heads with short bracts, thick stems and very small beads. This variety has wide adaptability performing well in the U.S., Mexico and Guatemala. • High percentage of crown cut • Excellent holding ability • Excellent for processing.

Sakata Seed Centennial is an exciting addition to Sakata’s vast broccoli product line. Centennial has small beads, smooth heads and minimal sideshoots. This multi-use variety performs well in all Marathon slots and can be grown year-round in the cool coastal growing regions. • A heavy-headed and small-beaded variety • Can be multi-use in many regions • Can be grown year round in cool coastal regions.

Sakata Seed Emerald Star is a very tight-headed, fine-beaded, blue-green colored, crown cut/short trim variety with nice uniformity. The trim is fairly easy for the type due to small leaf attachments. The variety performs best in cool to warm and warm to cool seasons. • Crown cut/short trim • Fine-beaded, round shape • Very firm heads.

Sakata Seed Destiny is in the mid-early maturity class and performs well for fall harvest in the Desert Southwest. Dwarf plants produce broccoli with a nice smooth dome and round shape. Destiny has medium-small beads with good heat tolerance. • Good head quality • Heat tolerant.

Sakata Seed Endurance is high-yielding crown and processing hybrid is an exciting addition to our product line. Small, refined beads and tight, semi-domed heads characterize this hybrid. Endurance has reduced sideshoots which can lead to a more uniform and predictable harvest. Plant uniformity is good. • For crown cut and short trim • Fine-beaded, round shape • Very firm heads.

Sakata Seed Emerald Crown is a medium-maturing, very uniform, heavy-headed, domed variety with small beads on a small framed plant. Emerald Crown growing season is warm to cool (not for rainy season). Emerald Crown can extend the Green Magic slot into cold due to its resistance to purpling. Emerald Crown produces excellent quality crown cuts/short trim in all NAFTA regions. • Produces excellent quality crown cuts/short trim in all NAFTA regions • Highly resistant to purpling.

Sakata Seed Diplomat is another outstanding variety, Diplomat performs well in the Northeast, Canada and the Pacific Northwest. This variety has good uniformity and is suitable for the bunch and crown markets. • Performs well in long day length and moderate heat conditions.

Sakata Seed Emerald Pride is summer-type broccoli is good for bunching and offers exceptional stalk color. Emerald Pride is in the mid-late maturity class and has good heat tolerance with even beads. This broccoli is also suitable for fresh processing. • Moderate heat tolerance • Exceptional stalk color • Nice stem with even beads.

Sakata Seed Diamante is an excellent choice for crown and processing markets (both fresh and frozen). High yields of semi-domed, small-beaded, blue-green colored heads on large-framed plants can be realized with this exceptional variety. This variety prefers warm to warm and warm to cool growing conditions and has shown very strong post-harvest color retention. • Excellent variety for crown cut and processing • Domed, small beaded • Terrific blue-green color • Exceptional post-harvest color retention.

Sakata Seed Eastern Magic is a multi-use variety showing excellent performance in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada regions. It is high-domed, has great blue-green color and good heat tolerance. • Performs well in long day length and moderate heat • Excellent blue-green color.