Saddleback
Saddleback •
Saddleback is a long day storage onion that produces very round and uniform bulbs with good skin retention. An early variety with a very strong root system that produces large size bulbs The 100 day maturity provides adaptability across all the major onion growing areas in the Northeast High yield potential across a range of production environments including marginal muck soil
• • •
Relative Maturity 100 days
1
Key to Disease Resistance Foc = Basal rot Pt = Pink root
Valid as of Feb 2018.
Scale Color Brown Medium - Dark
Bulb Shape Globe
Size
Storage Potential
Disease Resistance
MediumJumbo
Medium-Term (4-5 mos)
HR: Pt IR: Foc
HR = High Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to highly restrict the activities of a specific pathogen or insect pest and/or to restrict the symptoms and signs of a disease, when compared to susceptible varieties. Varieties with a high resistance may exhibit some symptoms when specified pathogen or pest pressure is severe. New and/or atypical strains of the specific pathogen or pest may overcome the resistance.
1
IR = Intermediate Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit greater range of symptoms compared to varieties with high resistance. Intermediate Resistant plant varieties will show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pest or pathogen pressure.
Seminis gathered feedback from growers on our new variety, Saddleback, on performance and intent to grow across 11 location in 4 states* in the Eastern U.S. & Canada
with • A large medium onion. It has a long thin neck which caused it to lie dry down with no bacterial rot or diseases.
36%
• Saddleback had very uniform shape, nice size, nice color, and high yield potential
37%
27%
Would You Grow Again?
• I like the size and yield. Good quality overall.
Yes
*QC, ON, NY, MI
No
Seminis Field Trial Data Rating scale: 1 being the worst, 10 being the best.
New York Trials
10
2016 & 2017 pre-commercial trials from 5 locations across New York
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Bulb Shape
Neck Size Saddleback
Bulb Color
Scale Thickness
Trailblazer
Braddock
Final Rating
Bradford, ON
10
2016 & 2017 pre-commercial trials from 4 locations across Ontario
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 110 days
Bulb Shape
Neck Size
Bulb Color Saddleback
Scale Thickness
Trailblazer
Seminis® is a registered trademark of Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. ©2018. Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. All rights reserved.
Final Rating
Maybe
Saddleback is a long day storage onion that produces very round and uniform bulbs with good skin retention. An early variety with a very strong root system that produces large size bulbs The 100 day maturity provides adaptability across all the major onion growing areas in the Northeast High yield potential across a range of production environments including marginal muck soil
• • •
Relative Maturity 100 days
1
Key to Disease Resistance Foc = Basal rot Pt = Pink root
Valid as of Feb 2018.
Scale Color Brown Medium - Dark
Bulb Shape Globe
Size
Storage Potential
Disease Resistance
MediumJumbo
Medium-Term (4-5 mos)
HR: Pt IR: Foc
HR = High Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to highly restrict the activities of a specific pathogen or insect pest and/or to restrict the symptoms and signs of a disease, when compared to susceptible varieties. Varieties with a high resistance may exhibit some symptoms when specified pathogen or pest pressure is severe. New and/or atypical strains of the specific pathogen or pest may overcome the resistance.
1
IR = Intermediate Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit greater range of symptoms compared to varieties with high resistance. Intermediate Resistant plant varieties will show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pest or pathogen pressure.
Seminis gathered feedback from growers on our new variety, Saddleback, on performance and intent to grow across 11 location in 4 states* in the Eastern U.S. & Canada
with • A large medium onion. It has a long thin neck which caused it to lie dry down with no bacterial rot or diseases.
36%
• Saddleback had very uniform shape, nice size, nice color, and high yield potential
37%
27%
Would You Grow Again?
• I like the size and yield. Good quality overall.
Yes
*QC, ON, NY, MI
No
Seminis Field Trial Data Rating scale: 1 being the worst, 10 being the best.
New York Trials
10
2016 & 2017 pre-commercial trials from 5 locations across New York
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Bulb Shape
Neck Size Saddleback
Bulb Color
Scale Thickness
Trailblazer
Braddock
Final Rating
Bradford, ON
10
2016 & 2017 pre-commercial trials from 4 locations across Ontario
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 110 days
Bulb Shape
Neck Size
Bulb Color Saddleback
Scale Thickness
Trailblazer
Seminis® is a registered trademark of Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. ©2018. Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. All rights reserved.
Final Rating
Maybe
