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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Orange Cauliflower:seed sources
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:31:33 +0000

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-06-14-orange-cauliflower_x.htm

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> I'd love to get my hands on some seeds, but Johnny's is sold out! ;-(
> If you can find any please let me know where-I REALLY want some! Here's
> their
> info on it below:
>
>
> Barb
>
>
> http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/resultdetails.html?edit_id=2342&name=Citrus%2
> 0%20(F1)&cat_id=537&topcatid=1&subcatid=17&subcatid2=537&subcatid3=0&search_keyw
> ords=cauliflower&ct=comm&pagename=resultdetails.html
>
> Item # 2954 (Out of stock)
> Vegetables: Cauliflower: Orange
> Maturity: 58 Days
>
> New! Bright orange!
> An early, very orange cauliflower that holds well in the garden. It becomes
> an
> even brighter orange when lightly cooked. Grow this fantastic variety along
> side
> purple Graffiti for an irresistible color combination. Mini: 85 seeds.
>
> Cultural Information
> Open Folder Icon Back to: Search Results for: cauliflower :: Details for:
> Citrus (F1)
>
> CULTURE: In general, cauliflower is grown like cabbage. High fertility, an
> abundant supply of moisture throughout the season, and "sweet" soil (pH
> 6.4-7.4)
> are important. PLANTING: Sow 1/4" apart indoors or in outdoor seedbeds or
> cold
> frames from early March through June. If possible, keep soil at least 70°F
> (21°C) until germination, and 60°F (16°C) thereafter. Transplant small
> seedlings
> to 1 1/2-2" plug trays. Transplant outdoors when 4 to 5 weeks old; older
> plants
> are generally too checked in growth for good performance! For early spring
> planting, harden plants carefully by gradually increasing cold before
> transplanting, 18" between plants and 24-36" between rows. DISEASES and
> INSECT
> PESTS, IMPORTANT NOTES: See under "Cabbage." BLANCHING: When small white
> heads
> become visible through leaves, gather outer leaves over head and tie with
> string
> or large rubber band to preserve white curd color. Although tying is not
> necessary to grow cauliflower, the practice helps prevent yellowing of the
> curd
> due to exposure to sunlight and results in better head quality when curd
> develops during hot weather. HARVEST: Keep an eye on development, cutting
> heads
> when desired size is obtained but before curd becomes loose. STORAGE: Store
> at
> 32°F (0°C) and 95% humidity for 2-3 weeks. DAYS TO MATURITY: From
> transplanting;
> add about 20 days if crop is to be direct-seeded. AVG. PRECISION SEEDING
> RATE:
> 4,000'/oz., 4 oz./acre at 2 seeds/ft. in rows 36" apart. TRANSPLANTS: Avg.
> 5,600
> plants/oz. SIZED SEEDS: Standard except where noted. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.:
> 90,000-170,000 (avg. 128,000). MINI: 0.3 gm. unless otherwise noted (avg.
> 85
> seeds, sows avg. 21').
>
> ================
> http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2004/040412caulif.html
>
> Orange Cauliflower Developed at Cornell's Experiment Station is High in
> Vitamin
> A
> by John Zakour and Linda McCandless
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 12, 2004
> For more information, contact:
> Linda McCandless, llm3 AT cornell.edu , 607-254-5137
> Pictures are linked to hi-res scans
> Suggested caption: Rick Pedersen grew orange cauliflower on the Pedersen
> Farm in
> Seneca Castle, NY, last fall. Consumer interest was good, he said. People
> like
> the color and the flavor.
>
> GENEVA, NY: Cornell University crucifer breeder Michael Dickson has
> transformed
> cauliflower from broccoli's pale cousin into a new orange variety that
> started
> appearing in supermarkets and farmers' markets last fall, and is available
> in
> garden catalogs this spring.
>
> "White cauliflower lacks the dark green pigments that give broccoli the
> nutritional advantage that health-conscious people are interested in," says
> Dickson, who led the bean and crucifer breeding programs at the New York
> State
> Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY, from 1964 to 1995, and is
> now a
> professor emeritus. "This is an alternative. I'm delighted to hear that it
> is
> finally going on the market."
>
> The florets of the new cauliflower look like those of its white cousin, but
> are
> orange. More importantly, the vitamin content of orange cauliflower is
> higher
> because it contains 320 micrograms of beta-carotene per 100 grams, or
> approximately 25 times more vitamin A than white cauliflower.
>
> It has been a 30-year journey from the farm to the fork for the orange
> cauliflower, which was first found in the Bradford Marsh in Canada in 1970.
> The
> mutant was smaller and less tasty than a white cauliflower, but the orange
> color
> was alluring. An extension agent sent it to the University of British
> Columbia
> for tissue culture, and, from there, to the National Vegetable Research
> Center
> in England. Researchers who were familiar with Dickson's work forwarded it
> to
> him in 1981.
>
> Using conventional breeding techniques, Dickson crossbred the orange
> cauliflower
> and selected successive generations until he had a larger, more market
> friendly
> variety. The trick was crossing the orange cauliflower with the right white
> cauliflower. "If we used one that was too white, the end result was too
> pale,"
> says Dickson.
>
> It took eight years for Dickson to develop the right germplasm. While he
> was
> working on the horticultural aspects, food chemists at the Experiment
> Station
> were evaluating the nutritional value of the new vegetable. In 1988, food
> scientist Cy Lee published his findings: orange cauliflower had 54 retinol
> equivalents (RE) per 100 grams of vitamin A. As a comparison, green peas
> are at
> 64 RE, lima beans are 30 RE, sweet corn is 28 RE, and cabbage is 13 RE.
>
> Further Development by Seed Companies
> Dickson released the germplasm to seed companies in 1989. Companies such as
> Stokes worked to further improve the germplasm, and released it as a
> numbered
> variety to commercial growers like Rick and Laura Pedersen of Pedersen
> Farms in
> Seneca Castle, NY. They grew the orange cauliflower last summer and sold it
> to
> Wegmans. "It has a narrow harvest window, but it was fairly well received,"
> says
> Rick. He plans to plant three acres of the colorful vegetable this July,
> and
> will harvest it from September to November.
>
> The vegetable is available to commercial growers and home gardeners.
> Johnny's
> Selected Seeds markets an orange cauliflower called "Citrus," and is
> limiting
> orders to 5000 seeds for 2004. "I sell most of it to producers in NY, NY
> and
> Long Island who grow it for upscale restaurants and farmers' markets," said
> seed
> representative Di Cody, at the Empire Fruit & Vegetable Expo in February.
> "Growers like the color it brings to fall harvest markets because it looks
> good
> with pumpkins. Restaurateurs like the color and interest it brings to
> vegetable
> trays." Seminis expects to have their variety named and ready for
> commercial
> sales by mid-summer.
>
> # # # #
>
> Related Web Sites:
> Pedersen Farms: http://www.pedersenfarms.com/
> Johnny's Selected Seeds: http://www.johnnyseeds.com
>
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