Tozer Seeds America prepares for another successful celery growing season in U.S. markets. Recently, Tozer announced that their hybrid seeds of celery will be available on all their commercial lines beginning in January 2019. Tozer Seeds hybrid lines continue to bring commitment to improved vigor, uniformity and speed to harvest.
“Tozer is continuously committed to breeding and producing hybrid celery varieties that match the various international market requirements,” says Kraig Kuykendall, sales manager of Tozer Seeds America. “Now is the time for sowing our lines throughout North America and we are excited to see another successful season in our markets.”
Existing celery lines include TZ 6200, TZ 0295, Hadrian, Hudson and Rivalry. Hudson and Rivalry, the newest darker green celery varieties, have shown promise with good yield and fusarium race 2 resistance. All the hybrid varieties are an ideal choice for main season and winter productions due to their yield, tolerance to fusarium, holding ability and good flavor.
“Our main goal is to lead the market with constant variety improvements which we hope will help the grower and the end consumer as well,” says Kuykendall.
Tozer’s large and attractive selection of celery has great benefits for both growers and retailers. Tozer’s varieties offer growers a more vigorous, healthier plant which makes them easier to grow. These varieties also provide retailers with better flavor, interesting color and stronger stalks.
