Articles - Lettuce
Autumn lettuce trials in Pukekohe
During March and April Vigour conducted several iceberg lettuce trials throughout New Zealand with major trials in numerous growers fields in Pukekohe. These trials were... more...
Mazur trumps with disease tolerance
Hydroponic trials of Mazur have proved very successful.In one such trial we placed a lot of pressure on the plants to see how they would... more...
Bantam - all the class of a heavyweight!
Babyleaf lettuce continues to gain in popularity in New Zealand and helping this along has been the introduction of Bantam to the market. Bantam has... more...
Mazur makes it in the mud
The floods in Gisborne recently have been well documented with a major flooding emergency followed shortly after with another of similar proportions. The growers in... more...
Keep the aphids out with Musson nr
Musson nr the new vigorous nassanovia aphid resistant iceberg lettuce bred by Nickerson-Zwaan; looked very good out in the field in Gisborne today. Our initial... more...
More crunch from Nickerson-Zwaan lettuce
New Zealand salad lettuce producers continue to get great results from Nickerson-Zwaan bred lettuce varieties. Nickerson-Zwaan specialise in the breeding of Romaine/COS, Green Frill and... more...
The ultimate lettuce crunch
The waters around Taupo are best known for their trout not their lettuces. Today we caught a beauty oakleaf in a hydroponic growing system overlooking... more...