Lists 1-27 Combined
Edited by Michael W. Dickson and Phillip Griffiths
Department of Horticultural Sciences
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Albion – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, excellent late storability, medium sized head, flattened round, nice wrappers. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips.
Allyear – Breeder: Louisiana Agric. Expt. Sta., Baton Rouge. Vendor: Reuter Seed Co. Parentage: Charleston Wakefield x Louisiana Copenhagen Market. Similar: Round Dutch. Characteristics: round head, short core, high quality. Resistance: tolerance to low temperature. Adaptation: southern United States.
Almanac – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, productive, early, dense. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, splitting.
Amager Green – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Daehnfeldt. Characteristics: hybrid, stores well, green winter type, flattened round, fairly tight wrappers.
Amtrak – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, large, green and clean out of storage, short core. Resistance: yellows, black spot, tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Arena (84G-YR50) – Breeder and vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, light green, upright, earlier than other storage types. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn. Storage type. 1990.
Arrowhead – Breeder and vendor: Vilmorin Seed Co. Parentage: F1 hybrid. 2000.
Aruba – Breeder: Dan Holmes. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: large, blue-green heads. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot, tipburn.
Astrus (XPH5623) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: large cabbage semi-flat, large formed plant, blue-green color. Similar: Natsuwase, Kenzan, Fuyutoyo. 1991.
Atlantis – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: fresh market hybrid with excellent round dense heads and very good field holding ability. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot, tipburn tolerance.
Atria – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, late fall type, excellent yield potential, holds well, dry matter high. Resistance: yellows, tipburn, tolerance to black rot.
Autoro – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, red, storage, very late, medium tall, well wrapped. Resistance: split, tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Avalon – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, storage type, high yield, stores well, medium tall plants, green. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips.
Azan – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, good yielding, uniform, week earlier than Atria, holds well, dry matter high. Resistance: yellows, tipburn.
Azurro – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, quick heading, vigorous, uniform, numerous wrapper leaves. Resistance: Black leg, thrips and tipburn tolerant.
Badger Ballhead – Breeder: University of Wisconsin and USDA, Madison, Wisconsin. Parentage: Wisconsin Ballhead x Wisconsin Hollander. Characteristics: smaller headed, bluer colored. Resistance: cabbage yellows and mosaic. Similar: Wisconsin Ballhead. Adaptation: in Ballhead areas. Phytopathology 47. 1956.
Badger Ballhead 14 YR – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Company, New Haven, Connecticut. Parentage: selection from Badger Ball Head Y.R. Characteristics: exceptional uniformity of plant and head type. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Badger Ball Head Y. Asgrow, Your Crops, Fall 1961.
Badger Belle (Badger Inbred 7) – Breeder: Department of Plant Path., University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Bugner, Wisconsin All Seasons, Wisconsin Golden Acre, and Badger Market. Characteristics: uniform market cabbage; head leaves exceptionally, sweet, juicy, and tender; heads are firm; a small, compact, very uniform Globe type. Resistance: fusarium yellows, cabbage mosaic viruses A and B. Similar: Globe. Adaptation: midwestern United States and muck of Florida; does poorly on sand in Florida. Wisconsin Agric. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 259. 1967.
Badger Blueboy (Badger Inbred 3) – Breeder: Department of Plant Path., University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Wisconsin All Seasons, Bugner, and Badger Market. Characteristics: bright gray-blue color of Danish Ballhead type; uniform, slightly elongated, market type. Resistance: fusarium yellows, cabbage mosaic viruses A and 11. Similar: Badger Ballhead. Adaptation: market cabbage in Florida on sand and in the midwestern United States. Wisconsin Agric. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 259. 1967.
Badger Market – Breeder: USDA and University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Racine Market and Globe. Characteristics: second early Copenhagen type with small compact head. Resistance: yellow mosaic. Adaptation: wide. Phytopathology 43:649-650. 1953.
Badger Shipper – Breeder: University of Wisconsin, Madison. and USDA. Parentage: Kale x Cabbage. Characteristics: outer leaves smooth with medium grilled margin; bluish green; heads globular; outer head leaves moderate tightly clasping; texture crisp; flavor mild to sweet; similar in season to Globe. Resistance: clubroot and yellows. Wisconsin Agric. Expt. Sta. Bul. 547:12-16 1960. 1961.
Balaton – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid; storage type, with round, large heads, excellent storer with high dry matter. Resistance: tolerance to black speck and tipburn.
Banner (XP 1032) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid from Asgrow lines. Characteristics: early yellow-green cultivar. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Golden Acre. Adaptation: general. 1970.
Bartolo – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid; storage type, with high yields, long storage and attractive waxy wrappers. Resistance: tolerance to black speck and tipburn.
Baseball (PSR2592) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: very small heads, approximately the size of a softball, small space-saving plants, 45 day maturity, super early. 1994.
Bayou Dynasty – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: medium, blue-green, semi-round head. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot.
Bently – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, very late, very long term storage, medium dark green, stands well, easy trim. Resistance: TMV, black speck, tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Bertolo – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, very late, very long term storage, thick wrapper leaves, a long term standard. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Bingo – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, long term storage, blue-green. Resistance: black speck, TMV, tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Blue Bayou (XPH5781) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: medium sized plant with blue-green plant and head color, heads are round to semi-round in shape. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot. Similar: Conquest. 1994.
Blue Dynasty – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: vigorous, fresh market hybrid with round head and good wrappers. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot.
Blue Gem – Vendor: Harris Moran. 1992.
Blue Heaven (Hyb. 1557) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early blue-green market cabbage with spherical head and fine, high-quality white interior. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Badger Market for type, Golden Acre for size and maturity. Adaptation: not restricted. 1977.
Blue Jacket (LH 105) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: hybrid, late blue-green Danish, long storage. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Danish Ballhead. Adaptation: northeast United States. Joseph Harris Company Catalog, 1969.
Blue Pak (11C-X28)-1978 – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, late, well wrapped, blue green color, short core, tight interior. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Danish types. Adaptation: Texas, Florida, and the midwestern and northeastern United States. 1978.
Blue Thunder (HMX7270) – Breeder: E.Merrell. Vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: large upright plant with tall wrapper leaves, blue-green plant color, heads mature in midseason and are dense with white interiors. Resistance: fusarium yellow race 1, black rot. Similar: Bravo. 1993.
Blue Vantage – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid with large heads good wrapper leaves; short cores and excellent holding ability.
Bobcat – Breeder and vendor: Reed’s Seeds. Characteristics: Mid-early high yielding fresh market cultivar; holds well and has good flavor. Resistance: fusarium yellows, excellent thrips tolerance, black rot tolerance.
Bonanza – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: selection from Russian sample (1937) of Bellorusskaya N-184 (Russian for white cabbage). Characteristics: short core, extremely hard head, round and slow to bolt or burst. Adaptation: wide. 1950.
Bounder – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: blue-green, vigorous plant, round head. Resistance: tipburn, black rot. Adaptation: wide. 1989.
Bountivoy – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, excellent midseason Savoy, very fancy, large frame heavy round head, dark green. Resistance: yellows.
Bravo – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid with uniform, large round heads, blue-green color; performed well in southern U.S. in winter and in northern U.S. in summer.
Bronco – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid fresh-market fancy type with waxy wrappers, excellent yield and shipping quality. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tolerance to tipburn and black rot.
Brutus – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, long term, round large, very green. Resistance: thrips, tolerance to black speck, tipburn.
Canadian Acre – Breeder: Division of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: selection from Golden Acre. Characteristics: earliness, small size, uniformity. Similar: Golden Acre. Adaptation: relatively wide.
Capitan (FMX 388) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: green color, large plant type, solid heads. Resistance: yellows, low tolerance to black rot. Similar: Bravo, Grandslam, Superette, Greenboy.
Cardinal (HMS5254) – Vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: excellent head protection, good field holding ability. Resistance: fusarium yellows. 1992.
Carlton – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, dense, short core. Resistance: tolerance to yellows, tipburn.
Cecile – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, round, high dry matter, very short core, blue-green. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Charmant – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, very early, Stonehead and Princess class, medium dark green, flattened round head. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Charmed Dynasty (XP 15753) – Breeder: Tom Mcbride. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing white cabbage, Charmant type, tip burn tolerant; good field heading. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Charmant. Adaptation: worldwide. 2000.
Châteauguay (21.115.04) – Breeder: Canada Research Sta., CDA, St. Jean, P.Q. Parentage: hybrid, 244 x B.H. Characteristics: uniform medium sized head (3 pound) with good compaction and interior; very dark blue color. Similar: Stonehead. Adaptation: Canada and Minnesota. Canada J. Plant Sci. 1972.
Cheers – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, like Bravo but bluer, flattened round. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to black rot, thrips, tipburn.
Chief – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, round, medium, stands upright, late for short storage. Resistance: tolerance to yellows, tipburn.
Chieftan Savoy – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Mountain View, California. Parentage: selection from market garden savoy type. Characteristics: a distinct savoy type, firm, round heads, heavily and evenly savoyed. Adaptation: wide. 1938.
Cole Cash (NCX 907) – Breeder and vendor: FMC. Parentage: F1 hybrid, Globelle male; female proprietary. Characteristics: large framed, late, vigorous, upright, blue-green plants with slightly flattened, firm heads that grow to 8 to 9 pounds before splitting, for fresh market or kraut. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to tipburn. Similar: Rio Verde. Adaptation: wide, particularly Texas.
Coleguard (HMX5252) – Vendor: Harris Moran.
Colorsa – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: unique red Savoy F1 hybrid with sweet flavor, excellent wrappers; turns blue-purple when cooked. Resistance: tipburn tolerant.
Comparsa – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: early F1 hybrid, compact-growing, dense, finely-savoyed, green. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn tolerant, thrips tolerant.
Condor (NCX 9035) – Breeder and vendor: Moran Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, blue-green with very erect frame; dual-purpose, midseason that can be used for fresh market or the early kraut market. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Adaptation: wide. 1981.
Conquest (XP H1067) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, extremely attractive large heads, solid, fine eating quality, holds well. Similar: Market Prize, Rio Verde, and Superette. Resistance: yellows. 1980.
Constanza (PSX17483) – Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: main season blue-green shipper, high yield and adaptable. Resistance: fusarium yellows, Xanthomonas campestris. Similar: Fortuna, Izalco. 1992.
Constellation (RS 05843307) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: late (118 days after transplanting) maturity, storage cabbage; large frame, dense head, good wrapper leaf protection; rounder head than many other storage cultivars, which is an advantage for packing and marketing; head color is blue-green; holds up well to decay in storage, requiring a minimal amount of trimming and retains its blue-green color well in storage. Similar: Amtrak, Bingo. Adaptation: NAFTA – Northeast and Canada. 2005.
Coral Sea – Breeder: Dan Holmes. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Petoseed brand. Characteristics: early, round heads. Resistance: Black rot, heat tolerance.
Coronet – Vendor: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, late, blue-green, medium head, medium high dry matter, very good flavor, excellent storability. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Cosmos (XPH819) – Vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: semi-flat hybrid. Resistance: black rot. Similar: KY-Cross. 1983.
Crimson (CB9-10) – Breeder: Zaadunie. Vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: round, very dense, deep purple-red color. Similar: Ruby Perfection. 1992.
Crown – Breeder: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, late, medium large, solid, cole slaw. Resistance: yellows, high tolerance to tipburn, frost.
Decema (OP) – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: open-pollinated, storage, very late, long term storage.
Defender (51015) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, medium-sized, open plant, good cover, second early, smooth round, market head with solid interior and short core; stands well in field without splitting. Resistance: fusarium yellows and bract black rot. Similar: Hybrid 15. Adaptation: spring and summer growing areas. 1976.
Desert Vantage (SCB6110) – Breeder and vendor: Sakata Seed. Characteristics: outstanding cabbage. Adaptation: desert southwest. 2000.
Desmond – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: excellent storage F1 with flat, round medium-large heads. Uniform when crowded for fresh market storage. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Tipburn, black speck and thrips tolerant.
Desserts No.126 – Breeder: Dessert Seed Company, El Centro, California. Parentage: unknown. Characteristics: heads uniformly round, very firm, with good green color; maturity 1 week earlier than Golden Acre; excellent shipping quality. Similar: Golden Acre. Adaptation: same areas as Golden Acre. Amer. Vegetable Grower. 1960.
Deuce (HMX 0222) – Breeder: S.A. Clause. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: large head cabbage, with small core and white interior; for processing and kraut. Resistance: Fusarium yellows. Adaptation: northeastern U.S. 2003.
Dialog – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: processing F1 hybrid; vigorous with extra large, very dense heads; excellent for mechanical harvesting. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn.
Discover – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: vigorous processing F1 hybrid with very large, dense heads; very high dry matter and excellent holding ability. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tolerance to tipburn.
Discovery – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: fresh-market hybrid with medium large blue-green heads and excellent flavor; allows for high density population. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn tolerance.
Dutchman (E4205) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: combined inbreds from Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, uniform firm heads, leaves medium blue-green, slightly spreading; market type. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Ferry’s Round Dutch. Adaptation: wide. 1966.
Dynamo – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid with uniform, dense, small heads with blue-green color. Resistance: black rot.
Dynasty (XPH 1104) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, well suited to Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico, vigorous. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to downy mildew. Similar: Market Prize. Adaptation: Rio Grande Valley and Mexico. 1985.
Early Cole (PS63880) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: large heading early maturing cabbage for coleslaw and kraut. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Sanibel. 1992.
Early Curly (No.8010) – Breeder: Fukukaen. Vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early maturing Savoy type with heavily crinkled or savoyed leaves, small core, sweet flavor. Similar: Salarite. Adaptation: wide. 1985.
Early Dynasty (XP 15701) – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: Pacific class hybrid, round green head that holds well. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Headstart. Adaptation: California, Arizona. 2000.
Early Thunder (HMX 0228) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing; round uniform heads; excellent field holding ability; slow bolting and mild texture and taste. Resistance: Fusarium yellows (race 1); tolerance to black rot. Adaptation: U.S. fresh market. 2002.
Eastern Ballhead – Breeder and vendor: Eastern States Farmers Exchange, West Springfield, Massachusetts. Parentage: selection of Penn State Ballhead. Characteristics: many wavy wrapper leaves close about the medium sized flattened globe shaped head, retaining green color to full maturity. Resistance: mildew. Adaptation: northeastern United States. Eastern States Cat. 1957.
Emblem (SCB3319) – Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-maturity, greenish blue, medium sized excellent wrap. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Empire Danish – Breeder: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Parentage: Wisconsin Ballhead x Dons Danish Ballhead) x Donks Danish Ballhead 4 (strain selected by John Donk, Fairport, New York). Similar: Danish Ballhead. Characteristics: a cabbage-yellows-resistant New York type Danish Ballhead. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Farm Research 21(1):10. 1955.
Encore (HMX 0224) – Breeder: Clause Tezier. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: fresh market and processing kraut type; green leaves; large, round, flat, dense head; good field holding ability. Adaptation: U.S. 2003.
Enterprise (XP 1053) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid, Asgrow lines. Characteristics: plants medium size and erect, short stem, dark green outer leaves with heavy bloom, globe head, dark green, firm, small core. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Market Prize. Adaptation: general. 1974.
Excel (Hybrid X) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, main season blue green Danish type for storage. Resistance: fusarium. Similar: Harris Resistant Danish. Adaptation: northeast United States. 1971.
Express (XP 1037) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid, Asgrow lines. Characteristics: early, midseason, with resistance to bursting in eastern trials. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Banner. 1973.
Falcon – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, large frame, high yielding, very late, good holding, dry matter high. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to tipburn, black rot, thrips.
Famosa – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: early Savoy F1 hybrid with dark green, well wrapped, dense heads. Resistance: tipburn tolerant.
Farao – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: fresh-market, 62 day maturity, sweet, dense heads, good field holding. Resistance: tipburn, thrips tolerant.
Fast Vantage (SCB2109) – Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, early maturity, very uniform, medium green.
Fastball – Vendor: Burpee Seed.
Fieldsport – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, fresh market, dense, early, well wrapped, good field holding. Resistance: yellows.
Flash (PSX53380) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: early cultivar, deep green color, small compact plant. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Golden Cross. 1989.
Fortuna – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, uniform, good wrappers, vigorous, holds well, gray blue-green. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to tipburn, black rot, thrips.
Fresco – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: fresh-market F1 hybrid with well-wrapped heads and good field holding. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn, thrips, and black rot tolerant.
Fuerte – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: fresh-market F1 hybrid with uniform, round, well-wrapped heads of medium density; compact, blue-green heads. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn.
Galaxy – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, #1 in Europe for yield and storability, very long storability, tall vigorous high yield, excellent. Resistance: high to thrips, tolerance to storage diseases.
Genesee – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: processing hybrid with uniform, large round, dark gray-green heads; high yields and dry matter. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn tolerance.
Genesis (ARCO 206) – Breeder and vendor: ARCO Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason fresh market type, green-bluegreen in color, medium to large frame with good wrappers, round heads with solid interiors and medium-short cores. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tolerance to Xanthomonas black rot. Similar: Bravo. Adaptation: wide. 1984.
Geneva (RS87508) – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, stores well, flattened round, blue-green. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips.
Genuine – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, excellent early Savoy, hold well, flattened round, medium blue-green.
Gideon – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, fresh market, round, short core, dense, thick waxy wrappers. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, blackrot.
Gladiator (YBR 1615) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 72-day, fresh market; round shape, blue-green and very solid interior with good wrapper leaves and excellent standability. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot. Similar: Market Prize. Adaptation: northern and central North America. 1980.
Globelle – Breeder: Department of Plant Path., University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: derived by self pollination and mass selection from Resistant Glory. Characteristics: uniform short and long standing, deep blue color; late midseason maturity; useful for market or kraut in the northern United States and market in Florida and the southern United States. Resistance: fusarium yellows, internal tipburn, powdery mildew Rhizoctonia (bottom rot). Similar: Globe. Adaptation: midwestern United States, Colorado, Florida, and South Carolina. Wisconsin Agric. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 258. 1966.
Gloria (XPH 1058) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, mid-early maturity, round headed shipper, very uniform, holds well in field. Similar: Express (Asgrow) or Viking (Agway). Adaptation: Mexico. 1984.
Golden Dynasty (XP 5218017 CMS) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing hybrid for fresh market; large head size; CMS hybrid with good uniformity and consistent seed production; rounder head than Headstart under cold conditions; head size 17 x 18 cm with 8 cm core; excellent quality for fresh cut end uses. Resistance: fusarium yellows; black rot. Similar: Headstart, Grenadier. Adaptation: U.S. 2001.
Gourmet – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: hybrid, medium short upright wrappers, slightly flattened. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to thrips, tipburn, black speck.
Grand Slam (91) – Breeder: T. Sakata. Vendor: Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, highly uniform; tight dome-shaped head. Resistance: tolerance to mildew. Similar: Rio Verde. Adaptation: United States. 1978.
Great Dane (Hybrid 4) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very uniform Danish type, late maturity, upright growth habit; suitable for mechanical harvest. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Ferry’s Hollander. Adaptation: midwestern and northeastern United States.
Green Boy (No.63) – Breeder: Sakata. Vendor: Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-early, round head, medium stem, gray-green color for market or kraut. Resistance: tolerance to yellows. 1968.
Green Cup – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason, Bravo class, denser heads, bright green. Resistance: yellows; high tolerance to black rot, tolerance to thrips, tipburn, heat, cold.
Greenback – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: Ferry’s Round Dutch. Characteristics: slow to burst or bolt; darker green head color, short core, round, firm and medium size. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Ferry’s Round Dutch. Adaptation: wide. 1956.
Grenadier – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Northrup King. Characteristics: hybrid, gray-green, globe, short cores, Head Start class. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Guardian (51018) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, medium sized, vigorous plant with good cover and wrap on an early, smooth, round market head that has an excellent solid interior and short core. Resistance: fusarium yellows and bract black rot. Similar: Market Victor. Adaptation: spring and summer growing areas. 1976.
Harris Resistant Danish Hybrid – Breeder: Joseph Harris Company, Rochester, New York. Parentage: incompatible Danish Line x Danish Line. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, uniform Danish type and uniform maturity. Small solid heads (3 to 4 pounds). Resistance: yellows. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the east coast. Joseph Harris Catalog, 1957. 1954.
Head Start (H650) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co., Yokohama, Japan. Vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, market type with slightly flattened globe heads. Similar: Copenhagen Market. Asgrow’s “Your Crops” Dec. 1967.
Headmaster (E4202) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: female selection from Cornell University material. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, plants have medium large frames on medium long stems, leaves nearly smooth; heads round to slightly flattened, firm, well wrapped, silvery, blue-green leaves. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Adaptation: general except not on muck. 1967.
Heads Up – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early maturing with uniform plants. Resistance: fusarium yellows.
Hercules (31) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co. Vendor: Northrop, King and Co. Characteristics: hybrid, slightly later than Rio Verde, flat round head, light blue-green color. Similar: Rio Verde. 1972.
Hilton (89-886) – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-long term storage, excellent dark wrappers, dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows.
Hinova – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing flat, rounded heads, excellent interior, short cores. Resistance: yellows, tipburn, tolerance to black rot, black speck.
Hollander Short Stem, NK Strain – Breeder and vendor: Northrup King and Company, Minneapolis. Parentage: Hollander Short Stem. Characteristics: leaf color is darker blue green and the heads are more filled at the base, giving a round, oval shape. Similar: Ferry’s strain. Adaptation: wide. 1950.
Huguenot – Breeder: Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina. Parentage: Charleston Wakefield outcross. Characteristics: high vitamin C content, cold hardiness, and nonbolting, early and compact. Similar: Copenhagen. Adaptation: southern regional. Southern Seedsman 7(1):11, 46,1944. 1945.
Huron – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: storage hybrid with bright green color, round tapered heads and long storage. Resistance: fusarium yellows, thrips tolerance.
Hybelle (Badger Hybrid 13) – Breeder: Department of Plant Path., University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Badger Inbred 12 (female) and Globelle (male). Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very uniform, vigorous; more productive than open pollinated kraut and market types; deep blue-green color; suitable for kraut or market in the northern United States or high-quality market cabbage in the southern United States and Florida. Resistance: Rhizoctonia (bottom rot), black speck, fusarium yellows, internal tipburn, powdery mildew. Similar: extremely uniform Globe or Marion Market. Adaptation: wide. Wisc. Agr. Ext. Sta. Res. Bul., 1967.
Impala – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, very late, medium dark green, medium tall. Resistance: TMV, black speck; tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Induna (XPH5785) – Vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: green ball head, semi-round with excellent holding from market type. Resistance: black rot, moderate fusarium yellows resistance. Similar: Bravo, Conquest. 1994.
Ireland – Breeder and vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co.
Itiro (CB-013) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: flat head with erect foliage, medium green wrappers. Resistance: black rot. Similar: Kenzan, Matsukase.
Jackpot (NCX 911) – Breeder and vendor: FMC. Parentage: F1 hybrid, male is Golden Acre 84; female proprietary. Characteristics: early midseason, green plants with medium compact frame, good wrappers, heads solid with a medium length core and average 2 to 3 pounds. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Head Start. Adaptation: Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Ohio, and New York. 1974.
Jet Pak (925) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: hybrid, hard head, medium core, Golden Acre season. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Golden Acre.
Julius – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Northrup King. Characteristics: hybrid, round head, more savoyed, more open than Savoy King, semiglobe, medium large, medium green.
Junior (Morden GAZ 60-5.1) – Breeder: Morden Expt. Farm, Manitoba, Canada. Parentage: Golden Acre number 84/58-3 x Morden ZCO1A/58-3. Characteristics: very dwarf plants and small, 2-pound heads. Resistance: none. Similar: Golden Acre. Adaptation: general.
Kaitlin – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: processing F1 hybrid with very large, very dense heads that cut well mechanically. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn.
Kempero – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, red, long storage, very late, round large, black. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, speck.
King Cole (Hybrid number 1) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: female selection from Cornell University material. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, foliage medium blue-green, heads lighter color than foliage, round to slightly flattened, relatively short cores, interior solid and white; second early for market and kraut. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Adaptation: general.
King Slaw – Breeder and vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co.
Kleen Cut (Sakata Number 33) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co. Vendor: Northrup King and Co. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, head slightly larger than Copenhagen Market but maturity about same season or slightly later; head medium size, 7.75″ deep x 7.5″ wide; stem short; uniform green leaf color. Similar: Copenhagen Market. 1965.
Krautman – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, medium tall heads, stand upright dark green wrappers, midseason. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Krautpacker – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, high yielding, midseason, oval, dense, short core. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to tipburn, split.
Lectro – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, red, very long term storage, very late, round, medium large. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Lennox – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, long term, green out of storage. Resistance: tolerance to black speck, tipburn.
Little League (PSX25950) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: extremely early maturity, 48 day maturity, very small heads about softball size; small compact plants, good flavor. 1994.
Little Leaguer (Morden GAZ 60-5.3) – Breeder: Morden Expt. Farm, Manitoba, Canada. Parentage: Golden Acre number 84/58-3 x Morden ZCO1A-58-3. Characteristics: very dwarf plants and small 1.5-pound heads. Similar: Morden Midget. Adaptation: general.
Little Rock (Hybrid Number 9) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: combined inbreds of Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: F2 hybrid, uniform, firm heads, round to slightly elongated; color whitish-blue-green; suitable for fresh market or kraut; intermediate between Copenhagen and Ballhead. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Adaptation: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Florida. 1966.
Loughton – Breeder: Nickerson-Zwaan. Vendor: Shamrock Seed Co. Characteristics: storage hybrid with large, round heads. Resistance: fusarium yellows.
Lynx – Breeder: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason, deep blue-green, medium size, very good flavor. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, high tolerance to black rot.
Madison – Breeder: Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina. Parentage: Wisconsin Ballhead (selection). Characteristics: high vitamin C content, cold hardiness and nonbolting, early, compact. Similar: Copenhagen. Adaptation: Southern U.S. Southern Seedsman 7(1):11 46. 1944.
Market Dawn (TIBM) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F2 hybrid, early market type; white blue-green color; very uniform for type and size. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: C.C. Cross. Adaptation: northern cabbage areas. 1967.
Market Master Hybrid – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co., Rochester, New York. Parentage: incompatible J.H. Company Danish inbred x incompatible Cornell inbred 52-153. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, slightly flattened early Danish type; uniform size and type, (3 to 4 pounds); desirable for market cabbage. Resistance: yellows. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the east coast. J. Harris Company Catalog, 1959.
Market Prize (C2BM) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason market type with blue-green color; very uniform for type and size. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Early Danish. Adaptation: cabbage areas of the United States and Canada. 1964.
Market Topper – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company, Rochester, New York. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, second early market cabbage of uniform medium size and maturity; blue-green color; hybrid vigor. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Adaptation: eastern United States. Harris catalog, 1961.
Market Victor (hybrid V) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: hybrid, medium early, uniform, small, round heads of blue-green color with short cores. Resistance: to yellows. Similar: Market Topper and Copenhagen Market. Adaptation: northern United States. Joseph Harris Company Catalog, 1972.
Market Winner – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co, Rochester, New York. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, second early market cabbage of uniform small size and maturity; very blue-green color; hybrid vigor. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Copenhagen Market. Adaptation: eastern United States. Harris catalog, 1961.
Marvellon – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, large, medium early open, high yielder, good holding. Resistance: yellows, tipburn; tolerance to very strong to thrips.
Masada – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-term storage, easy trimming. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips, tipburn.
Medium Copenhagen Resistant – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: single plant selection of Resistant Detroit. Characteristics: early, round, sure heading. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Resistant Detroit. Adaptation: wide. 1949.
Megaton – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: high-yielding processing cultivar with large frame and short core; vigorous, late to midseason maturity. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tipburn tolerant.
Melissa – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, Savoy, early, dark green solid heads, tall wrappers. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Mentor – Breeder and vendor: Bejo Seeds. Characteristics: processing F1 hybrid with uniform, very large and dense heads; excellent yields for kraut or slaw. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn.
Mercury (5432) – Breeder and vendor: Dessert Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid, DW 343 x Badger number 110. Characteristics: uniform head, highly compact with short core, blue-green color. Resistance: yellows and mosaic. Similar: Badger Belle. Adaptation: general. 1973.
Missouri – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: late hybrid with large, round, gray-green tapered heads. Resistance: thrips tolerance.
Montego – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, late, tapered base, large round heads excellent standability. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Morden Midget – Breeder: Experimental Sta., Morden, Man., Canada. Vendor: T and T Seeds, Winnipeg, Canada. Parentage: Early Vienna x Golden Acre, sibbed four times during 6 selection years. Characteristics: nonbursting heads, dwarf plants, blue foliage, small heads 4 and 5″ in diameter. Resistance: head bursting after ready for use. Similar: Early Vienna. Adaptation: most areas where yellows is absent. 1956.
Morris – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, fresh market, dense, short core. Resistance: tipburn, splitting resistant, yellows, tolerance to tipburn, thrips.
Morse’s Large Red – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Mountain View, California. Parentage: selection from market garden strain. Characteristics: dark-red color; slow bolting. Similar: Mammoth Rock Red. Adaptation: Pacific coast of the United States. 1939.
National – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, very late, dark green, compact. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Novusa – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, Savoy, medium maturity, round to slightly flattened, solid heads, fresh market or storage. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn.
Number 33 – Breeder: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, medium maturity, blue-green, large head, flat round. Resistance: yellows; tolerance medium high to alternaria, moderate to black rot, tolerance to black speck, tipburn.
Oakview Ballhead – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: Ferry’s Hollander. Characteristics: storage and late market type, solid and round headed. Similar: Ballhead. Adaptation: wide. 1941.
Ocala – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason, dual purpose for fresh market or processor, good holding quality. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot. Similar: Rio Verde. Adaptation: wide.
Odina – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: late hybrid with large, blue-green heads. Resistance: fusarium yellows, moderate black rot.
Olympic (NVH 658) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup King. Characteristics: large frame, uniform, gray-blue color, holds very well, under stress conditions produces larger heads than Rio Verde, two weeks earlier than Rio Verde in maturity. Resistance: black rot, yellows, tipburn. Similar: Rio Verde. 1982.
Pacifica (SCB8103) – Breeder and vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: deep green color with a solid, round, tight head. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn. Similar: Headstart. 1990.
Panther – Vendor: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, early, medium green, small solid heads, fair field holding, good flavor. Resistance: yellows.
Parel – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: early maturity, fresh-market, F1 hybrid with small compact heads on a short stem. Resistance: tipburn tolerant.
Pedro – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, red, long term storage, very late, round-oval, medium tall, short cores. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn, black speck.
Pee Wee (Morden GAZ MIN2) – Breeder: Morden Agric. Expt. Farm, Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Parentage: Golden Acre number 84/58-3 x Morden ZCO1A/58-3. Characteristics: very dwarf plants, small half-pound heads. Similar: Morden Midget. Adaptation: general. 1967.
Pennant (NVH 672) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup King. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, fresh market type, medium frame size, blue green in color, good wrapper leaves, healthy appearance under a wide range of climatic conditions; matures a week earlier than Rio Verde; holding ability excellent. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn. Similar: Rio Verde. Adaptation: wide. 1985.
Pennvalley – Breeder: Pennsylvania Agric. Expt. Sta. State College. Parentage: Penn State Resistant Ballhead x resistant Wisconsin Ballhead backcrossed to Penn State Ballhead. Resistance: yellows; Similar: Penn State Ballhead. Adaptation: Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Agric. Expt. Sta. Prog. Rpt. Number 84. 1952.
Pillan (38894) – Breeder: Doug Souza. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: tropical, semi-flat head, pale to medium green, early maturity, good heat tolerance, mid to upland type, good holding. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: R.R. Cross. Adaptation: Caribbean, Asia, Brazil. 2000.
Platinum Dynasty (XP 52101257) – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: spring-summer-fall harvest, main season, fresh market, round shape, good size, vigorous growth, good wrapper. Resistance: fusarium yellows, black rot. Similar: Bravo. Adaptation: northeast U.S. 2000.
Polaris (87G-100) – Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-late maturity, semi storage type, compact, bluish green. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Polo (XPH 5786) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: medium-late hybrid, matures in 80 to 85 days, tropical type, plants are semi flat and blue-green in color with good canopy for head protection. Similar: Green Coronet. Adaptation: Brazil. 2002.
Primavoy – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, excellent late market and storage cultivar Savoy, compact heads, flattened round medium dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows and frost tolerance.
Prime Time (EO200) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, fresh-market type, medium to large frames, dark blue-green color; wrapper leaves tight, tall, and smooth; second early to midseason maturity. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: PrimePak. Adaptation: wide. 1981.
Primero A (XPH5236) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: large, vigorous plant, gray-green savoyed foliage, good canopy protection; round to slightly flattened heads, solid with short cores; maturity is one month later than Conquest. Similar: Bravo, A & C 5, Solid Blue 760. 1990.
Primero S – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid with dark red color, compact solid heads on a short stem with few upright wrapper leaves. Resistance: black leg and tipburn tolerant.
Princess – Vendor: Canners. Characteristics: compact, cylindrical, oval type, 1-1.2 kg average wt, late bolting. 1989.
Prizemaker (ACX 016) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott & Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, good uniformity, short core. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tolerance to tipburn. Similar: Supermarket. Adaptation: wide. 1979.
Protector – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Northrup King. Characteristics: hybrid, rugged, rough, short wrappers. Adaptation: wide, dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to black rot, very strong to thrips.
Provita – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, long term storage, well wrapped, fine internal structures, deep round tapered base, medium dark green.
Puma – Breeder: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, early, market, very solid, round to slightly flat, high density, solid. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips.
Quakerstate Ballhead (YR13 x F) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: round solid head up to 6 pounds. Resistance: yellows. Similar: late Danish types. Adaptation: northern United States. Agway 1967 Catalog.
Quick Start – Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, head start class early cabbage, round, dark green, shorter core, good field holding ability. Resistance: yellows.
Ramada – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: fresh-market F1 hybrid with well-wrapped dense, upright heads, medium-large, dark blue-green. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tolerance to tipburn and black rot.
Rancho Red (BOSCO99) – Breeder: Orsetti. Vendor: Brinker. Characteristics: medium sized red cabbage; carries red through interior; adaptability good through USA. Similar: Ruby Ball, Perfection. 1990.
Ranger (XPH 1069) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, solid relatively small heads; holds well, good flavor. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Market Topper. 1977.
Red Acre – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: solid, small, round heads with dark color; good wrapper leaves; stands well without splitting.
Red Baron – Breeder: Takada Veg. Seed Co. Vendor: Shamrock Seed Co. Characteristics: red cabbage hybrid with medium size, round heads. Resistance: black rot tolerance.
Red Dynasty – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: red cabbage hybrid with medium round heads.
Red Express (102 134) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: small size, red home garden specialty markets.
Red Head, Keystone (5587) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone Seed Co. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason, red, spherical heads, holds well. Similar: red market types. Keystone Catalog. 1969.
Red Head, Reed – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Orsetti. Characteristics: hybrid, main season, bright red, flattened heads. Adaptation: south.
Red Jewel (SCB9602) – Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, red cabbage, good internal color, good size. Resistance: cracking resistant, tolerance to tipburn.
Redman (Hybrid Red-RIR2) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason, uniform round, well wrapped, solid, medium size head. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Red Danish. Adaptation: general. 1974.
Regal (Hybrid 1558) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early blue-green market cabbage with spherical head and fine high-quality interior. Resistance: black speck. Similar: Badger Shipper, but earlier. Adaptation: not restricted. 1977.
Regal Red (BOSCO20) – Breeder: Orsetti. Vendor: Brinker. Characteristics: large round head, earlier than Rio Grande Red. Similar: Red Head. 1989.
Regina (XP 811) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Parentage: hybrid, Wis. B113 x Ag 26572. Characteristics: Danish type for summer and fall harvest; round, tight, blue-green head with short core. Resistance: splitting. Resistance: to yellows. Similar: Market Prize. Adaptation: northeastern United States. Agway Vegetable Seed Catalog, 1972.
Resistant Detroit – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: selection from European stock. Characteristics: early, round and firm head. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Copenhagen Market. Adaptation: wide. 1936.
Resistant Glory – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Detroit. Parentage: Early Kraut type (very probably Danish stock). Characteristics: kraut type. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Glory. Adaptation: wide. 1952.
Retosa – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, Savoy, early, medium fine, dark gray green. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Rinda – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, earliest processing cultivar, solid, uniform, good holding. Resistance: yellows, tipburn.
Rio Grande Red (BOSCO19) – Breeder: Orsetti. Vendor: Brinker. Characteristics: hybrid, large framed red, large wrappers, excellent in Florida, flattened, medium red. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn. Similar: Red Head. 1988.
Rio Verde (Sakata Number 30) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co. Vendor: Northrup King and Co. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, Greenback type, but head more flattened; leaves semi-wavy, blue-green color. 1965.
Riovoy (SSC 16093 F1) – Breeder: Nozxaki Seed. Vendor: Shamrock Seed Co. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Similar: Savoy King. Adaptation: all cabbage growing regions in U.S. 2000.
Robson Large Glory – Breeder and vendor: Robson Seed Farms, Hall, New York. Parentage: selection from Reeds Glory. Characteristics: larger, more uniform, and out-yields Reeds Glory. Similar: Reeds Glory. Adaptation: kraut areas. 1952.
Rocket (PSX63880) – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, very early, best for cool season, good density, nice wrappers, round, dark blue-green. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tolerance to thrips. 1988.
Rodolfo – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, processing, large round heads, short core. Adaptation: northern and southern United States. Resistance: tolerance to yellows, tipburn.
Rohnert’s Early Red – Breeder and vendor: Waldo Rohnert Company, Gilroy, California. Characteristics: earliness, red color throughout head. Resistance: yellows. Adaptation: wide. 1958.
Rolto – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, late market-storage red, nice wrappers, round-oval, dark red. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, black rot.
Rona – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, excellent storage red, thick leathery fancy wrappers, round head, very dark red. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, black rot.
Rookie – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, red, midseason flattened round, medium-dark red. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn.
Roundup (Hybrid number 5) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid; female selected from Cornell University material. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, plants large with Resistant Glory-type foliage; heads medium size, slightly flattened globe, well wrapped; fully mature heads may be used for kraut. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Resistant Glory. Adaptation: general, but not on muck. 1965.
Royal – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason red, high yielder, round-oval, yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Royal Dynasty (XP5210387) – Breeder: Glenn Ruttencutter. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: main season CMS, round to semi-round head, blue-green cover canopy; summer-fall in east and south; winter in south. Resistance: XCCR, fusarium. Adaptation: midwestern U.S., south-central U.S. 2001.
Royal Vantage – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, vigorous, fancy in Texas and Florida, round dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to thrips, black speck, black rot, tipburn.
RS 3060 – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: late season fresh market hybrid with excellent round dense heads; also suitable for processing. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn tolerance.
RS 3080 – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: attractive storage hybrid with excellent field holding ability and mid-long storage.
RS 3085 – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: storage hybrid with medium heads for fresh market out-of-storage.
RS 4024 – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: red cabbage hybrid with large dark red heads. Resistance: thrips tolerance.
RS 6696 – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: large, vigorous storage hybrid with high yields and long stability. Resistance: thrips tolerance.
Ruby Ball – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, very early open, round, solid, medium dark. Resistance: tolerance to green tipburn.
Ruby Dynasty (EX 5219037) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early maturing red CMS type; 7 to 10 days earlier than Red Dynasty; round heads with good wrapper protection; vigorous and uniform; for fresh market. Similar: Red Rookie. Adaptation: NAFTA – southeast U.S. 2003.
Ruby King – Breeder and vendor: American Takii. Characteristics: early maturing red cabbage with excellent uniformity, high yield potential, and good field holding capability; heads are solid and round-shaped with bright purplishred color; vigorous grower with excellent wrapped leaves. 2002.
Ruby Perfection – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, late red, excellent quality, medium sized, nice wrappers, round dark red. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to black rot, tipburn.
Sagittarius (177868) – Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early CMS type intended for fresh market; matures in 95 days in the summer and 105 days in the late spring in Brazil; good holding ability has been noted. Resistance: intermediate to Fusarium yellows. Similar: Shinsei. Adaptation: Brazil. 2002.
Salad Delight – Vendor: Burpee. Characteristics: early maturing high quality red cabbage.
Sanibel (Badger Hybrid 14) – Breeder: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Badger Inbred 13 (female) and Globelle (male). Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very uniform, vigorous, suitable for kraut or market in the northern United States or for high-quality market cabbage in the southern United States and Florida; more productive than open pollinated kraut and market types; deep blue-green color. Similar: extremely uniform Globe or Morden Market. Resistance: fusarium yellows, internal tipburn, powdery mildew, Rhizoctonia (bottom rot), and black speck. Adaptation: wide. Wisc. Agr. Ext. Sta. Res. Bul., 1967. 1967.
Saratoga – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, vigorous, holds green after long storage dense leafy heads. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, black spot.
Satellite (NCX 902) – Breeder and vendor: FMC. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, compact, uniform, blue-green plants with upright habit and good wrappers, uniform, solid, round heads with medium core for fresh market use. Similar: Market Prize. Resistance: yellows. Adaptation: Florida, Texas, and Ohio. 1975.
Savoy Ace – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, fancy, midseason, Savoy semiglobe, medium large, medium dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows field resistance.
Savoy Blue (HMX 0220) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: mid-early maturity; savoy type; dark green, round heads; refined interior, tolerant to warm temperatures. Adaptation: U.S. 2002.
Savoy Express – Vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 55 days, small heads, compact plants with few wrapper leaves.
Savoy King (F1 Hybrid Cabbage No.28) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co., Yokohama, Japan. Vendor: Herbst Bros., New York. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, uniform, vigorous, with semi-flat head, weighs about 4 pounds; can be grown several times per year under mild climate. Resistance: heat and black rot. Adaptation: Australia and Southern Europe.
Score – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: large framed processing F1 hybrid, split resistant, excellent standability for mechanical harvest. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn tolerant.
Scorpion (XP 05291105) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: early CMS cabbage for fresh market, maturity is 95 days in summer and 105 days in late spring in Brazil; good holding ability, semi-flat to semi-round heads, high uniformity; tolerant to bolding and cracking. Resistance: Fusarium yellows; black rot. Similar: Shinsei, Kenzan. Adaptation: Brazil. 2001.
Seneca Danish Ballhead – Breeder and vendor: Robson Quality Seeds, Hall, New York. Parentage: long history of crossing and selection of selected New York strains of Danish. Characteristics: heads very solid, uniform, 5 to 6 pounds, medium short stems, has an attractive bloom on top leaf of head, a little earlier than some New York strains. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Reeds Danish. Adaptation: all Danish growing areas. Robson Catalog. 1948.
Shamrock (PWS Expt.11) – Breeder and vendor: Pieters-Wheeler Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason, blue-green, round slow bolting heads with short core and stem (average weight 3.5 pounds). Resistance: yellows. Adaptation: Florida and the Rio Grande Valley. 1975.
Shesheba – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Characteristics: large hybrid with round, blue-green heads. Resistance: fusarium yellows.
Show Boat (HYB MOX 9078) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, mid-season fresh market hybrid; early maturing with good holding ability. Resistance: black rot yellows. Similar: Bravo. Adaptation: North Carolina and South Carolina. 1985.
Showoff (38782) – Breeder: Johan Hofstede. Vendor: Seminis Royal-Sluis. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: kraut, 5 days earlier than Atria, excellent yield, flat round heads, 125 days. Resistance: fusarium yellows, thrips. Adaptation: northeastern U.S., Canada, Europe. 2000.
Silver Dynasty – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow. Characteristics: high quality hybrid, short core. Resistance: fusarium yellows.
Slow Bolting Flat Dutch – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company Mountain View, California. Parentage: selection from western market garden type. Characteristics: slow to bolt; drum head. Resistance: bolting. Adaptation: western coast of the United States. 1938.
Slow Bolting Green – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Mountain View, California. Parentage: Slow Bolting Flat Dutch x Copenhagen. Characteristics: a distinct cultivar; slow to bolt; low core. Resistance: bolting. Adaptation: Pacific coast of the United States. 1953.
Solid Blue 760 (ACX82270) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott & Cobb. Characteristics: round-oval head, deep blue-green, uniform maturing, 3.5-4 lb, holds well. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Moneymaker, Blueboy. 1983.
Solid Savoy (CB9-07) – Breeder: Zaadunie. Vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: semi-Savoy type, round shape, very dense for Savoy type. Similar: Savoy King. 1992.
Sombrero – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 red cabbage hybrid, mid-season, dense classy wrappers. Resistance: black leg, black speck and thrips tolerant.
Spring Dynasty (XP 5210087) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: hybrid with excellent yield potential; ability to make size consistently; holds well with good interior quality; early to mid-season maturity; performs well in Midwest and California; possible use for fresh processing industry. Resistance: Fusarium yellows (race 1) intermediate to black rot. Similar: Little Goblin. Adaptation: NAFTA. 2003.
Springtide – Vendor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
Stoltera – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: red cabbage hybrid with excellent dark color, very short core and high quality. Resistance: thrips tolerance.
Stonehold – Breeder: Candice Kocher. Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Petoseed. Characteristics: early, fresh market hybrid with small, round, exposed heads; susceptible to yellows. Resistance: black rot tolerant.
Storage Hybrid #4 – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: called Tiara by Chriseed; hybrid, also good for fresh market, solid heads, round, very solid, dark green, round heads 4-8 lb, firm, very good storability, 110 day maturity from transplant, good flavor, very good field holding ability. Resistance: yellows, black speck, tipburn. Similar: Early Langendijker. 1992.
Strukton – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Nickerson. Characteristics: hybrid, stores well, high yield, flattened top, tapered base, medium tall, open wrappers, grayish blue. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to thrips.
Sunup (Hybrid U) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early (64 days), uniform blue-green, round (2.25 to 2.5 pounds) well-wrapped market type head. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Early Copenhagen. Adaptation: wide. 1974.
Super Red 66 – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, one of earliest reds, solid round, medium dark red. Resistance: yellows, tipburn tolerant.
Super Red 77 – Vendor: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason red, medium dark red. Resistance: moderate to black rot, tipburn, tolerance to tipburn.
Super Red 80 – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason red, fancy, medium dark red. Resistance: tipburn, tolerance to black rot.
Super Red 83 – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason red, solid heads, fancy, dark red, round. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Super Red 90 – Vendor: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, medium late red, greenish red frame, medium red interior, medium, excellent holding ability. Resistance: yellows, highly tolerance to tipburn, fair to thrips.
Superdane – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, late storage cultivar, high yielding, good slaw quality, flattened round head, tight wrappers, blue-green. Resistance: yellows, pepperspot.
Superette (E4202) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: combined inbreds from Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, medium to small frame; round solid head, with excellent interior conformation; leaves silvery-blue-green; uniform second early. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Badger Market. Adaptation: general, but performed best in New York and Florida.
Supergreen – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, very fancy, tough wrappers, good shipper, excellent quality. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to black rot, tipburn, alternaria, black speck.
Superkeeper – Vendor: Chriseed. Characteristics: hybrid, very late, storage, medium blue-green, medium large, excellent storage holding ability. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn, tolerance to thrips.
Superlite – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, fancy, tough, high tight wrappers, shipper, holds in field, sweet flavor, round, dark blue. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to black rot, black speck, tipburn.
Supermarket – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: hybrid, round, blue-green, dense, medium cores. Resistance: yellows; tolerance to black rot, tipburn.
Superpak – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, blue-green wrappers, very solid, medium head, long standing in field. Resistance: yellows, tipburn; tolerance to black speck.
Supreme Vantage (SCB8202) – Breeder: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-early maturity, 7 days earlier than Royal Vantage, bluish green, excellent holding, for shredder market. Resistance: fusarium yellows, tipburn. Similar: Royal Vantage. 1993.
Taler – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: very attractive Savoy hybrid with dark green color and medium storability.
Talisman (FMX 381) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: round heads with short cores, holds well in field, early midseason maturity, black rot tolerant. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Grandslam, Bravo, Solid Blue 760-780.
Tastie (number 72) – Breeder: T. Sakata and Co. Vendor: Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: hybrid, very sweet taste, good compact head with dark green foliage. Similar: Copenhagen Market. 1971.
TBR Globe (62M) – Breeder: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: mass selection from Globe. Characteristics: vigorous, heavy yielding kraut cabbage with greater uniformity but with about the same midseason maturity as Globe. Resistance: fusarium yellows and internal tipburn. Similar: Globe. Adaptation: kraut production in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Wisconsin Agric. Expt. Sta. Res. Bul. 258. 1967.
Tenacity (84G-11) – Breeder and vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: strong black rot resistance, medium late main season cultivar. Round heads. Resistance: black rot, fusarium yellows. Similar: Grandslam. 1990.
Tendersweet – Breeder: Evergrow Seed Co. Vendor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
Titanic 90 (11C-X36) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Parentage: hybrid, Ferry-Morse Seed Company inbreds. Characteristics: late maturing kraut type with firm, solid, round heads, silvery blue-green color. Resistance: yellows. Similar: Globe. Adaptation: New York, Wisconsin, and Ohio. 1974.
Transam – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: processing F1 hybrid with highest dry matter for kraut. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tipburn and black speck tolerant.
Tristar – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, fresh market, compact, early shipping, short core. Resistance: resists splitting, yellows, tolerance to thrips, black rot.
Tropicana (PSX86384) – Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: early maturity tropical type with excellent yield, uniformity, disease resistance, shippability. Resistance: yellows, Xanthomonas campestris. Similar: KK Cross. 1992.
Tropigreen – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds/Petoseed. Characteristics: early maturing. Resistance: black rot, heat tolerance.
Two Seasons Hybrid – Breeder: Choong Ang. Vendor: W. Atlee Burpee Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, Chinese cabbage with short broad heads, very compact, does well as either spring or fall crop. Resistance: heat, soft rot, and bolting. Similar: Burpee Hybrid. Adaptation: wide. 1982.
U-Neek Savoy (Early Savoy) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: uniform small heads. Adaptation: cooler areas in the United States. Agway Catalog, 1967.
Upton – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: processing F1 hybrid with excellent standability for mechanical harvest; short storage. Resistance: fusarium yellows; tipburn and black speck tolerant.
Vantage Point – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Sakata. Characteristics: hybrid, vigorous, high yield, tall wrappers, dense, medium blue-green. Resistance: yellows, black speck, tipburn; tolerance to black rot, thrips.
Ventura (7933) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone Seed Co. Parentage: self pollinated Copenhagen Market number 53 selection. Characteristics: spherical heads, small frame, semi-procumbent skirt, slightly waved margins. Similar: Copenhagen Market. Keystone Catalog. 1969.
Venus (73LL) – Breeder and vendor: Dessert Seed Co. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early small uniform compact round heads; short core. Resistance: none. Similar: Emerald Cross. Adaptation: southwestern United States. 1975.
Viking (XP058) – Breeder: K. Bixby. Vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: an early ballhead type, approximately 65 day maturity from transplant; suitable for early summer or early fall harvest, heads average 4 lb, about 6-7″ in diameter; heads are round, solid, well covered with wrapper leaves. Resistance: fusarium yellows. Similar: Princess 39. 1984.
Vitaro (Bejo 1599) – Breeder: Bejo Seeds. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very dark red, round, well wrapped, medium large heads. Resistance: black speck, thrips and tipburn tolerant.
Vorox – Breeder: Reed. Vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: hybrid, late market red, solid, wrappers somewhat open, very dark red. Resistance: yellows, tolerance to tipburn.
Wanda – Breeder and vendor: Nunhems. Characteristics: extremely early, round, medium sized head, light green color, average weight 1-1.5 kg. Resistance: good to bolting. 1991.
Wirosa – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, Savoy, late, very fine, round gray green, frost. Resistance: tolerance to tipburn.
Wisconsin All Seasons Improved – Breeder: United States Department Agric. and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Wisconsin All Seasons. Characteristics: a selection for uniform blue color and even maturity and mosaic resistance. Resistance: yellows-mosaic. Similar: Wisconsin All Seasons. Adaptation: wide regional. United States Department Agric. Farmers Bul. 1439 (1948 revision). 1949.
Wisconsin Ballhead Improved – Breeder: United States Department Agric. and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Parentage: Wisconsin Ballhead x Wisconsin Hollander. Characteristics: ‚1 week later than Wisconsin Ballhead. Resistance: yellows, some tolerance to mosaic. Similar: Danish Ballhead. Adaptation: regions where Ballhead is grown. United States Department Agric. Circ. 776. 1948.
Wisconsin Greenback Y.R. – Breeder: Wisconsin Cabbage Seed Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Parentage: reselection of regular Greenback. Characteristics: color line outstanding, having blue-green cast; heads round, 7 to 8″ in diameter, weight 4 to 4.5 pounds; maturity 70 to 75 days. Resistance: yellows.
Wizard (906) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup King and Co. Characteristics: hybrid, early, round head with blue-green color. Similar: Jet-Pak. 1971.
Y.R. Charleston Wakefield – Breeder: University of Wisconsin and USDA, Madison, Wisconsin. Parentage: Jersey Queen x Charleston Wakefield. Resistance: cabbage yellows. Similar: Charleston Wakefield. Adaptation: same areas as Charleston Wakefield. Phytopath 46. 1956.
YR Storage #4 – Vendor: Reed. Characteristics: hybrid, storage type, tall, very upright, excellent storability, round tapered base, dark blue-green. Resistance: yellows.
Zerlina – Breeder: Seedway. Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: hybrid, storage, very late, long term, tall, medium dark green. Resistance: tolerance to thrips, tipburn, black rot, black speck.