BRASSICA
2017 RANGE BROCHURE
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Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica L)
CassiusF1
AnacondaF1
SpinksF1
Variety
ANACONDAF1
ViperF1
Relative days to
Maturity
Season
Colour
Head Shape
70-80 days
Warm to hot
Medium green
Smooth dome with
medium sized beads
Ideal variety for the warm and hot season harvest slots in WA and Victoria, and late winter to early spring
in the Lockyer Valley. Plants are vigorous with a solid stem
70-85 days
CASSIUS
Cool to Warm
Dark Green
High Dome
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New generation of summer broccoli
75-90 days
SPINKSF1
Medium green
Smooth domed head
with small sized beads
Plants are vigorous with a solid stem but without side shoots and are easy to strip. Uniform, smooth
domed heads are bright green with small sized beads & excellent weight
70-80 days
VIPERF1
Cool
Warm to hot
Bright green
Smooth dome with
medium sized beads
An ideal choice for the warm and hot season harvest slots, when it matures in 10 to 11 weeks.
The uniform domed heads have excellent weight and firmness with bright green medium sized beads, and
are produced on a strong vigorous plant with a solid heavy stem
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Cabbage
RanakF1
Type & Variety
WintonF1
Description
CHINESE WOMBOK (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis)
BANJOF1
Banjo weighs in at 2.5kg and has good bolting tolerance. Harvest Banjo from June through to December in Queensland
COOLIBAHF1
Coolibah is a great contrast of green outer leaves and yellow interior. On average, it weighs in at
2.7kg, has good bolting tolerance and high resistance to Pb (race 11). Coolibah does well harvesting
through the warm season and is still under tests for harvesting in the cool season in warm areas
JOMBOKF1
Jombok has good bolting tolerance. 70 days to maturity. Test for Spring production. IR: Pb
WINTONF1
Winton is a midi chinese cabbage suitable for warmer areas and/or areas with lower ground
nitrogen levels. Winton has good bolting tolerance with a head shape of 12 x 20cm and a head
weight of 1.0-1.2kg
GREEN (Brassica oleracea)
ABUSF1
Abus has a strong vigorous plant. Heads are large, round flat in shape and dark green in colour,
with an excellent field holding ability. Abus is best harvested from late spring, summer and
autumn in cool areas
BEVERLY HILLSF1
Beverly Hills is a large vigorous variety with an erect habit. Heads are a deep flattened round, a
bright blue green and average 3 to 4kg and have a good field holding ability, Beverly Hills can be
harvested in Summer and Autumn, and all year in Perth
COLVERDEF1
Colverde is a large vigorous variety with good ground clearance. Heads are large,
round and are medium dark green in colour. Colverde has a very good field holding
ability and can be harvested from late spring until mid winter in warmer areas
CONQUISTADORF1
Conquistador has a large upright frame. Heads are a flattened globe shape, a blue green colour and
are capable of weighing 4kg. With a good field holding ability, Conquistador can be harvested in winter
in warm regions
KARANF1
Karan is a large vigorous plant with excellent ground clearance. Heads are large round to flat round.
Karan is medium dark green in colour. Karan is best in winter in warm areas and autumn and winter in
cool regions. Test for summer and winter harvest. IR: Xcc
RANAKF1
Ranak has a dark green, large head with excellent presentation. Harvest Ranak during late autumn
and winter in cooler areas, maturing in 120 to 130 days.
IR: Xcc
RIOVERDEF1
Rioverde is an excellent summer variety with exceptional heat tolerance. Very high yield potential and
suitable for the fresh and processing market. Sensitive to bolting. STRICTLY FOR WARM SEASON. IR
to Xcc
SOLAKF1
Solak has an erect frame with good structure. Heads are semi round and blue green in colour and have
excellent field holding ability, Solak is best harvested during autumn to winter in cooler areas, with a
maturity of 90 days for seeding in summer. IR to Xcc
STAUNCHAF1
Stauncha has a large, highly uniform plant.Heads are a deep flat shape, dark blue green and
weigh between 2.5 to 4kg. It can be harvested in Spring to early Summer in cool areas and has
good field holding ability
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Cabbage
TsarinaF1
Variety
MarioF1
Description
RED (Brassica oleracea)
TSARINAF1
Tsarina has a large vigorous plant. Heads are round in shape, deep red in colour and medium size.
Tsarina can be harvested in cooler months in all areas
SAVOY (Brassica oleracea)
SULTANF1
Sultan is a semi-savoy cabbage with a medium green colour, strong plant and early maturity (12
weeks in summer and 15 to 16 weeks in winter). It has a large head (2 to 3kg) and is suitable for
harvest all year, except spring, all regions
MINI GREEN (Brassica oleracea)
GOOMBA F1
Goomba is suitable for the mini and midi fresh market. It has a semi savoy appearance with very
sweet taste and crispy texture. Diameter is 12 to 16cm and weight is 0.8-1.4kg depending on
spacing and season. Goomba has a medium to large frame, a round to flat round shape and short thin
core & is suitable for growing all year round in cool areas
LUIGI
Luigi is a mini cabbage at 15 x 15cm with a weight of 0.8 - 1.2kg depending on season, heads are
round, pure dark green in colour with good presentation and excellent second inner leaves. Luigi has
a good tolerance to heavy rain, with 80-100 days maturity. Suitable for late autumn and winter
harvest for cooler areas
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MARIO
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Mario is a mini cabbage at 15 x 15cm with a weight of 1.0 - 1.5kg, depending of the season. Heads
are round to flat round with pure dark green in colour with good presentation and excellent second
inner leaves. Mario has good bolting tolerance, with maturity 70-80 days. Suitable for warm season
for cooler areas and all year round for warm areas
MINI RED (Brassica oleracea)
BOOM BOOMF1
Boom Boom is a red mini cabbage suitable for warmer areas and warmer seasons in cooler areas .
Round shape, diameter 13cm, 1.0-1.2kg
MINI SAVOY (Brassica oleracea)
YOSHI
F1
Yoshi is a savoy mini cabbage. It is suitable for all seasons in cool areas. Best results when Yoshi is
grown from cold to warm periods of the year. Yoshi is round in shape, excellent colour and
presentation diameter 13-14cm 0.8-1.0kg
MINI SUGAR LOAF (Brassica oleracea)
LUMAF1
Luma is a green sugarloaf type cabbage for mini and midi market. Suitable for growing in warmer
parts of the year in cooler regions. Size can be up to 13x16cm and 1.0-1.4kg
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Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. )
MulberryF1
Variety
CHOKUTOF1
ESKIMO
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Relative weeks to
Maturity (*)
Colour
Season
11 to 12 weeks
White
Werribee during spring and to early summer and the
Lockyer Valley during the winter months
Good sized plant with excellent wrap and self covering with smooth white heads
14 weeks
White
Suited to spring and autumn harvest, performed
well in winter harvest for cool areas
Strong vigorous plant, with excellent wrap over the curd. Heads are firm and weigh an average of 900g
13 to 14 weeks
NARAF1
NEVADA
TantoF1
White
Autumn and early spring for cooler regions and
winter in milder areas
Tall vigorous and erect plant. Curds are a smooth, semi dome shape
12 to 13 weeks
White
Late summer to autumn for warm areas of WA
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Medium sized plant with an upright jacket. Curds have a neat high dome with excellent weight.
N.B. Cauliflower varieties grown under hot conditions can remain vegetative and may not produce curds
12-14 weeks
TANTOF1
MULBERRYF1
GEIKO
MAIKOF1
OBIF1
VORTEXF1
Autumn and spring harvest in cooler areas and
winter harvest for warm areas
New variety for autumn and spring harvest in cooler areas, winter harvest for warm areas. 1 and 1.5kg.
Well domed deep curd with smooth texture. Suitable for fresh market and processing
12 to 13 weeks
Purple
Mulberry cauliflower has a vigorous and erect plant with good jacket. The curd is domed, and a unique
purple colour which is maintained after cooking
11 weeks
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White
Mini orange
Late autumn and winter for cold areas
Intense orange and smooth without cover and short cover leaves, with a head size 80-100mm with a
weight of 160-220 grams
11 weeks
Mini white
Late autumn and winter for cold areas
White and smooth without cover and short cover leaves
11 weeks
Mini green
Harvest late autumn and winter for cold areas
Head size 80-100mm (160-220gms)
13 to 15 weeks
Mini Romanesco
Late autumn and winter for cold area harvest
Small size 0.8-1.5kg and suitable to close planting. Green without cover and short cover leaves
(*) the relative weeks to maturity is calculated from the date of planting and not from date of sowing
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Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea)
NatoF1
MisoF1
Variety
MISOF1
NATO
F1
Description
Light green uniform, smooth bulbs with erect plant habit. Flat round shape 10-12cm diameter and 9-10cm
height, 600-800 grams. For processing can size 14-16cm diameter, 10-12 cm height and weight 1 to 1.5kg.
Harvest season all year round. Maturity average 75 days depending on season. IR: XCC
Dark purple uniform, smooth bulbs with erect plant habit and strong vigour. Round to round elongated shape
8-9cm diameter and 9-10cm height, 600-750 grams. For processing can size 9-12cm diameter, 12-14 cm
height and weigh 700-900 grams. Harvest season all year around except spring. Maturity average 80 days
depending on season. IR: XCC
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DISEASE KEY DEFINITIONS
HR: Highly resistant plant varieties would highly restrict the growth and development of
the specified pest or pathogen under normal growing conditions and pest pressure when
compared to susceptible varieties. These plant varieties may, however, exhibit some
symptoms or damage under heavy pest pressure or stressful growing conditions.
IR: Intermediately resistant plant varieties would restrict the growth and development of
the specified pest or pathogen. The plant variety may however exhibit a greater range or
degree of symptoms when compared to a highly resistant variety. Intermediately resistant
plant varieties will still show less severe symptoms or disease damage than susceptible
plant varieties when the crop is grown under similar environmental conditions and is
subjected to the same disease or pest pressure.
Foc - Fusarium yellows (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans)
Pb - Clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae)
Xcc - Black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris)
DISCLAIMER
Lefroy Valley carries out trialling throughout Australia/New Zealand prior to releasing varieties into the market
place. We strongly recommend that all varieties be trialed under your growing conditions prior to commercial
sowings taking place. For details of up-to-date technical information & trial results in your area please contact
Lefroy Valley. This information is valid at the date of publication. All cultural and descriptive information is
supplied in good faith as a guide only. Varietal performance is influenced by many variables, namely climatic, soil
conditions, cultural and management practices. No liability will be accepted by Lefroy Valley or its representatives
as to final performance based on this information.
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Publication Date: December 2016