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SEED SHOWCASE
Syngenta makes a splash with range of offerings
Feeding our changing world
demands innovative solutions, and
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds is creating
solutions for growers, distributors,
retailers, consumers and the planet.
Close partnerships and dialogue at a
local level also enable us to develop
solutions with genuine value that
make a real-world difference and meet
the needs of our diverse customers
and growing systems.
We drive innovation to improve
flavor, quality, convenience and
productivity. With new technology we
can rapidly introduce new traits into
market leading varieties.
Syngenta has a range of new
standout product offerings for the
upcoming planting season.
Squash and zucchini. PRSV is a
devastating pathogen that affects
squash fields throughout the U.S.
and Mexico. It is easily transmitted
wiping out crops and reducing yield
dramatically. We have introduced
resistance to PRSV into our program
with our newest varieties. Payout
(GN0113) is part of the " Pay " series.
It is an attractive medium-green
glossy zucchini with refined medium
flecking and is an ideal variety for
the eastern U.S. growing region. This
PAYOUT (GN0113)
SWEET BREAK (MS8055)
variety features an upright, strong
open plant with spineless petioles,
minimizing fruit damage during
harvest and saves time and labor.
It has a higher disease package,
including PRSV resistance, resulting
in healthier plants, higher yield and
profit potentials. It has an easy-picking
peduncle, small blossom end scar
and highly uniform cylindrical fruit
consistent from beginning to end of
cycle.
Melon. Long shelf life (LSL) melons
deliver benefits for both growers and
retailers. With LSLs, growers can
reduce the number of harvest passes
and gain flexibility, while at the
same time foodservice providers and
retailers have reduced shrink. Our
newest LSL melon, Sweet Break is a
main-season harper variety with very
attractive dark orange flesh color and
tight cavity. With good field-holding
ability and a comprehensive disease
package, this variety is adapted to
multiple growing regions, including
the Central Valley and Southwest
desert areas. It also has high-yield
potential with a strong plant, very
uniform setting and sizes.
Along with LSL melons, Syngenta
continues to expand its extended
shelf life (ESL) melon portfolio. The
newest ESL melon, Valley Express, is
suitable for main-season production
in California's Central Valley and
Imperial County, as well as Arizona.
It features benefits such as improved
ease of harvest and postharvest shelf
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