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Seminis® Spinach Guide
www.seminis.com.au
2016/2017
Every day for 150 years, Seminis has worked to empower our growers by improving the vegetables they grow and providing solutions to their toughest challenges.
Today we are the world’s largest developer and marketer of vegetable seeds. But reaching this milestone hasn’t been an easy journey. It’s a painstaking process that requires patience and the belief that every generation can be better than the last.
At Seminis, we’re constantly thinking of the next generation. Not just the next generation of seeds, but the next generation of growers and families all over the world.
John Meeuwsen is one of Monsanto’s most experienced breeders based in the Netherlands. John breeds new spinach varieties each year for different markets around the world, including Australia and New Zealand, North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Tell us a little about your background and how you became involved in Monsanto’s spinach program
I started my career for De Ruiter Seeds in 1995 breeding Lebanese cucumbers and after 13 years I moved to breeding specialty tomatoes. When Monsanto acquired De Ruiter Seeds I began breeding spinach.
Monsanto’s spinach breeding program has run for 30 years and has had many successes: we’ve made great breakthroughs with Pfs1–7, Pfs1–13 and Pfs1–14 resistant varieties. (Pfs is Downy Mildew). With all the experience in the company and the newest technologies available, it is the most challenging program for me so far.
Spinach is a challenging crop from both a breeding perspective and a disease development perspective. Spinach is mainly a wind pollinated crop, which gives us scale and hybridity challenges. Pressure from Downy Mildew means us spinach breeders must adapt our portfolio almost every year. There is never a dull moment.
How important is your interaction with growers in the breeding process?
The growers are the start and end point of the whole breeding process. I travel as much as possible to interact with growers. I am looking forward to a visit to Australia in April 2016. On the other side I receive a lot of feedback from growers visiting our breeding station in the Netherlands. My goal is to hear from growers what is good and what is bad, but more importantly what they think is important for the future. Breeding is a long term process; it takes between five and eight years to bring a new variety to the market, so the information growers share is key to my breeding program and future developments.
What sort of leaf types are you breeding for?
The breeding program in the Netherlands is a global program serving all leaf types: smooth, savoy and oriental and all cropping purposes from Baby Leaf, bunching and processing. Each region, grower and processor requires its own leaf shape; the triangular, oriental leaf shape is popular in Asia, and the savoy and smooth leaf type are preferred in Europe, America and Australia.
What are Australian growers looking for in new spinach varieties?
For Australia, we mainly work on Downy Mildew resistant Baby Leaf varieties, with dark, shiny, thick, oval to round leaves, varieties like SV2146VB and SV2157VB. Varieties we offer to Australia should have variable growth speed for all seasons.
How does Monsanto ensure growers can stay ahead of new strains of diseases?
We put a lot of resources into monitoring diseases and breeding for resistance. We cooperate with growers all over the world to collect diseases. As growers monitor a problematic disease, they can contact us and we’ll start working on identification straight away. Downy Mildew is our most important but we also breed for leafspot and wilting diseases.
New Downy Mildew races develop all of the time and breeding for Downy Mildew resistance has become one of my biggest challenges as a plant breeder. As soon as a new Downy Mildew race pops up we start looking for resistances to cross into our newest germplasm.
What is your favourite vegetable to eat, and why?
Spinach of course! I always have the opportunity to eat spinach all through the day, and it still remarkable to see the different salad dishes my wife prepares in the evening to continue eating spinach. My favourite way to eat spinach is in a salad mixed with specialty tomatoes and Lebanese cucumbers – then you have the best mix.
Hear from our breeder: John Meeuwsen
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Seminis spinach varieties
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SV2994VCThis dark green, flat leaf variety has medium thickness delivering a good yield. It demonstrates great uniformity in leaf size and shape. This variety has similar characteristics to earlier Seminis variety Palaos and can be considered an ideal replacement.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 5
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs:1–13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf
NEW variety
SV6203VBThis variety has a round, semi savoy, medium green leaf. Exceptional uniformity in leaf shape, size and height. Its thick leaves result in a high yield. Works well from the Autumn shoulder right through the Winter.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 5
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs:1–13, 15
Usage: Baby Leaf
NEW variety
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IslandIsland spinach leaves are very round, dark and shiny with short cotyledons. Because of its savoy to semi-savoy leaf type, Island is suitable for the fresh market, producing a very uniform final product. This summer spinach is excellent quality and can be considered as a Menorca alternative.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 2
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–11, 13, 15, 16 IR Cv/Sb
Usage: Baby Leaf
MenorcaProven performance when the heat is on. A mid-summer spinach variety that offers excellent yield.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 1
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–7, 9, 13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf and bunching
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MolokaiMolokai is an ideal replacement for the spinach variety Palaos.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 6
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–13,15
Usage: Baby Leaf
SV3580VCSV3580VC is a reliable and versatile, smooth leaf spinach. It is the preferred variety for processors due to its post-harvest qualities. With an upright plant habit this is a convenient alternative that offers good yield between seasons.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 6
Leaf Shape: Oval
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs:1–13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf and bunching
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RS06661470RS06661470’s leaves are dark green, round shaped and semi-savoy. Vigorous and fast growing, RS06661470 is best suited for the Winter timeslot and is suitable for Baby Leaf.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 8
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–10 IR Cd/Cv/Sb
Usage: Baby Leaf
NighthawkNighthawk has extremely good yield potential. It has an upright habit, producing semi-savoyed leaves that are medium green in colour. It performs best in cold Winter conditions.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 10
Leaf Shape: Oval to slightly pointed
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf
SV1846VCSV1846VC is a thick leaf spinach variety, which increases yield. The variety produces uniformly shaped and sized leaves, which are suitable for both baby and bunching lines.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 8
Leaf Shape: Oval to slightly pointed
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: Pfs: races 1 - 14
Usage: Baby Leaf and bunching
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SV1820VCSV1820VC is slower maturing through the summer providing the grower with a good midsummer management tool. SV1820VC is an upright variety with an attractive dark green leaf colour with good leaf thickness and yield.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 1
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: races 1–14, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf
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SV2157VBSV2157VB shines all summer long. The variety has excellent thickness, uniformity and field holding ability. With very dark glossy leaves and a good yield potential this is an attractive variety that adapts very well to a summer production.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 3
Leaf Shape: Round erect
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs:1–13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf
SV2146VBSV2146VB is a semi-savoy Baby Leaf variety ideal for ease of harvest. High yield potential. Strong post-harvest leaf integrity with resistance to bruising.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 3
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: races 1–13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf
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SV3523VCSV3523VC has healthy and attractive leaves with good bolting tolerance and an erect leaf habit.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 10
Leaf Shape: Oriental
Smoothness: Smooth
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–11,13
Usage: Baby Leaf and bunching
RS06683549Offers growers a fast maturing, easily harvested Winter variety.
FEATURES
Vigour (scale 1:10): 8
Leaf Shape: Round
Smoothness: Semi-savoy
Leaf Colour:
Resistances: HR Pfs: 1–11, 13, 15, 16
Usage: Baby Leaf and bunching
Successful farming requires a high degree of skill. The performance of seed and crops are greatly impacted by numerous factors and conditions beyond the control of Monsanto, including, among other things, environmental conditions, such as sunlight, moisture, temperature, and soil composition; adverse weather conditions, such as drought, excessive rainfall, high wind; pests, diseases, and individual farming practices.
The user of this seed assumes all risks that these factors and conditions will adversely impact the performance of the seed and crop produced from the seed.
Copyright © 2016 Monsanto Australia Limited All Rights Reserved. Seminis is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Australia Limited licensee.
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Sowing guide
Region: Victoria and Tasmania n Sowing
Product Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
ISLAND
MOLOKAI
SV2146VB
SV2157VB
SV3523VC
RS06683549
SV3580VC
SV6203VB
SV2994VC
Region: Western Australia
Product Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
ISLAND
MENORCA
MOLOKAI
RS06661470
SV1820VC
SV1846VC
SV2146VB
SV2157VB
SV3523VC
RS06683549
SV3580VC
SV6203VB
SV2994VC
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Region: South East Queensland
Product Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
ISLAND
MOLOKAI
NIGHTHAWK
SV1820VC
SV1846VC
SV2146VB
SV2157VB
SV3523VC
RS06683549
SV3580VC
SV6203VB
SV2994VC
Region: New Zealand
Product Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
MENORCA
MOLOKAI
RS06661470
SV1820VC
SV1846VC
SV2146VB
SV2157VB
SV3523VC
RS06683549
SV3580VC
SV6203VB
Quick Reference Disease resistance guide for current Seminis commercial varieties
VARIETY TYPE PACKAGE WINDOW
NIGHTHAWK Savoy Pf: (1–7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16), Sb (S), Fo ( ) Early
PALAOS Smooth Pf: (1–10, 15), Sb (IR), Fo (IR) Early
RS06661470 Savoy Pf: (1–10, 15), Sb (IR), Fo ( ) Early
SV3319VC Smooth Pf: (1–14, 16), Sb (IR), Fo ( ) Early
SV3523VC Smooth Pf: (1–11, 13, 15, 16), Cd (R), Cv (IR), Sb (IR), Fo (R) Early
SV3719VB Savoy Pf: (1–13, 15), Sb (R), Fo (S) Early
SV6203VB Savoy Pf: (1–13, 15), Sb (IR), Fo ( ) Early
MOLOKAI Smooth Pf: (1–13, 15), Sb (S), Fo (R) Mid Early
SV2146VC Savoy Pf: (1–13, 15, 16), Sb (S), Fo ( ) Mid Early
SV2994VC Smooth Pf: (1–14, 16), Sb ( ), Fo ( ) Mid Early
RS06683549 Oriental Pf: (1–11, 13, 15, 16), Cd (HR), Cv (S), Sb (S), Fo (IR) Mid Early
SV4006VA Oriental Pf: (1–11, 13, 15, 16), Cd ( ), Cv (S), Sb (S), Fo ( ) Mid Early
ISLAND Savoy Pf: (1–11, 13, 15, 16), Sb (IR), Fo (R) Mid Late
MENORCA Savoy Pf: (1–7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16), Sb ( ), Fo (IR) Mid Late
SV1846VC Smooth Pf: (1–14, 16), Sb (S), Fo ( ) Mid Late
SV2157VB Savoy Pf: (1–13, 15, 16), Sb (S), Fo ( ) Mid Late
SV3580VC Smooth Pf: (1–13, 15, 16), Sb ( ), Fo (HR) Mid Late
SV1820VC Smooth Pf: (1–14, 16), Sb (R), Fo ( ) Late
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Contacts
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REGIONAL BUSINESS MANAGERS
DARREN WOODAustralian Seminis Sales Manager 0428 673 802 [email protected]
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SCOTT HUMPHREYSRegional Business Manager South East Queensland 0438 169 157 [email protected]
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