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January 2014

Squash


Tozer Seeds Ltd.

Tozer Seeds is the UK’s largest independent vegetable breeding company. For over 70 years we have introduced and supplied many of the novel and improved vegetable varieties familiar to growers today. Working with both UK and international growers, Tozer Seeds has built a reputation for breeding top quality market leading vegetable varieties across a wide range of species.


The family owned and independent status of Tozer Seeds allows the company to be responsive to the ever changing requirements of growers and consumers.
Tozer is committed to breeding for a range of markets including the UK, USA, Europe and further a-field; we have considerable experience in tailoring varieties to suit different climates and growing regimes.

 

COURGETTES (download factsheet)

Defender F1
  • Our first courgette variety with intermediate CMV resistance.
  • High yielding, very early variety with attractive dark fruits.
Defender F1
Patriot F1
  • Extremely prolific hybrid from Tozer.
  • Early fruiting, fairly dark green, smooth and shiny fruits which are easy to see and pick.
Patriot F1
Firenze F1
  • This variety out performs Ambassador in yield and grade out.
  • Very slender, straight dark fruit.
Firenze F1
Parador F1
  • Typical golden yellow courgette fruits.
  • High yielding, easy to see and pick.
  • An improved Gold Rush type.
Parador F1
Midnight F1
  • High yielding variety.
  • Dark green glossy fruits produced on very compact, completely spineless plants.
  • Easy to pick.
Midnight F1

Tuscany F1

  • Erect plant, open habit, easy to pick with very few spines.
  • Recent commercial trials have shown wide adaptability for the UK and Europe
Tuscany F1
Piccolo F1
  • A real dual-purpose variety.
  • Produces and abundance of nearly round green striped courgettes which are a great shape for kebabs.
Piccolo F1
Summer Ball F1
  • Produces very attractive, round, yellow courgettes from a bush habit.
  • These can be left to mature into midi-sized pumpkins.
Summer Ball F1
Siesta F1
  • Siesta is a wonderful new bright yellow striped courgette.
  • The vibrant fruits really stand out, they have great flavour and texture.
Siesta F1
Sunstripe F1
  • Wonderfully vibrant golden yellow striped tasty fruits are produced from spineless bush habit plants.
  • The leaves also produce golden markings.
Sunstripe F1
Safari F1
  • A totally unique, brand new courgette with striking green striped fruits.
  • A real contrast to standard courgettes.
Safari F1

Best of British F1

  • The earliest fruiting courgette in our trials, Best of British has been bred to yield an abundance of fruit even in cold weather conditions.
Best of British F1
Alfresco F1 TZ 4044
  • High yields of very pale green 'white' fruit which have higher dry matter content than standard dark green varieties, resulting in superb eating quality.
Alfresco F1 TZ 4044
Royal Flush F1 TZ 9973
  • Bred to produce high yields of baby courgettes which are perfectly proportioned miniatures of standard courgettes.
  • Can also be left to form larger fruits.
Royal Flush F1 TZ 9973
Cobham Long Green Bush
  • A particularly uniform stock.
  • Compact fruits attractively and uniformly striped.
Cobham Long Green Bush

 

SQUASH (download factsheet)

Butternut Hunter F1
  • Bred by Tozer for the Northern European climate.
  • Up to four weeks earlier into harvest than American hybrids.
Butternut Hunter F1
Butternut Harrier F1
  • Another variety from our breeding programme.
  • Harrier is the earliest maturing variety available with good yields and attractive fruits.
Butternut Harrier F1
Butternut Hawk F1
  • The smallest of our new fast maturing varieties with fruits averaging around 700g.
Butternut Hawk F1
Butternut Hercules F1
  • Hercules is well suited to the catering market where larger fruits are needed.
  • Good internal colouring and strong skin.
Butternut Hercules F1
Butternut Hornet F1
  • Very neat uniform fruits which form very close to the centre of the plant allowing for ease of harvest.
Butternut Hornet F1
Butternut Sweetmax TZ 9088
  • Large fruited early maturing variety, producing around three x 3kg fruits per plant with great internal colour and flavour.
Butternut Sweetmax TZ 9088
Butternut Ultra F1
  • Large fruited processing type averaging 2.5 to 3kg per fruit.
  • Large vigorous plants.
  • Relatively late maturing.
Butternut Ultra F1

 

MARROW (download factsheet)

Sunbeam F1

  • Fantastic, unique golden yellow striped marrow fruits with a great flavour, these are produced in abundance.
Sunbeam F1
Zebra Cross F1
  • The first hybrid marrow bred by Tozer.
  • Replaced Cobham Bush Green and is earlier, more prolific and more uniform.
  • Attractive dark green and cream striped fruits.
Zebra Cross F1

Tiger Cross F1

  • The first hybrid to have intermediate resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus.
  • It is now very popular and is grown across the UK and Europe.
Tiger Cross F1

Badger Cross F1

  • The latest hybrid marrow from our breeders.
  • Prolific, attractive dark green and cream striped fruit which are easy to see for cutting.
Badger Cross F1
Bush Baby F1
  • Attractive baby marrow, with a bush type habit and good flavour.
  • Bush Baby has been bred to satisfy the market requirement for a smaller marrow.
Bush Baby F1

Learn more

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