Lettuce variety designated ‘PX 237’
View Patent ↗A new and distinct lettuce variety designated ‘PX 237’, characterized by having a distinct iceberg-like texture in a non-heading variety, a thick leaf texture, lack of an obvious mid-rib, a short open growth habit, and jagged leaf margins.
1. A seed that produces a lettuce plant designated ‘PX 237’, comprising a thick leaf texture, lack of an obvious mid-rib, short open growth habit, and jagged leaf margins, and having American Type Culture Collection Deposit Accession Number PTA-5801.
2. A lettuce plant produced from a seed accorded American Type Culture Collection Deposit Accession Number PTA-5801.
3. The plant of claim 2 , wherein the leaf size is about 140 mm in length and about 178 mm in width.
4. A lettuce leaf obtained from the plant of claim 3 .
5. A method of producing a new lettuce variety, comprising the step of crossing the ‘PX 237’ lettuce plant of claim 2 , either as the male or female parent, with a second lettuce variety, selecting progeny plants, and identifying a new variety.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second lettuce variety is ‘PX 237’.
7. A method of producing a new lettuce variety, comprising the steps of selfing the ‘PX 237’ lettuce plant of claim 2 , selecting progeny plants, and identifying a new variety.