Red sky, valentine, red morning, and sun rise lettuce varieties
View Patent ↗New lettuce varieties designated Red Sky, Valentine, Red Morning, and Sun Rise are described. Red Sky, Valentine, Red Morning, and Sun Rise are Red Leaf lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.
1. Lactuca sativa seed designated as Red Sky having ATCC Accession Number PTA-11666.
2. A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .
3. A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 2 .
4. An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having Red Sky as a parent where Red Sky is grown from the seed of claim 1 .
5. Pollen or tissue culture of the plant of claim 2 .
6. A method of selecting lettuce, comprising
a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 1 , and
b) selecting a plant from step a).
7. Lactuca sativa seed designated as Valentine having ATCC Accession Number PTA-11668.
8. A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 7 .
9. A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 8 .
10. An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having Valentine as a parent where Valentine is grown from the seed of claim 7 .
11. Pollen or tissue culture of the plant of claim 8 .
12. A method of selecting lettuce, comprising
a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 7 , and
b) selecting a plant from step a).
13. Lactuca sativa seed designated as Red Morning having ATCC Accession Number PTA-11669.
14. A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 13 .
15. A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 14 .
16. An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having Red Morning as a parent where Red Morning is grown from the seed of claim 13 .
17. Pollen or tissue culture of the plant of claim 14 .
18. A method of selecting lettuce, comprising
a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 13 , and
b) selecting a plant from step a).
19. Lactuca sativa seed designated as Sun Rise having ATCC Accession Number PTA-11667.
20. A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 19 .
21. A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 20 .
22. An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having Sun Rise as a parent where Sun Rise is grown from the seed of claim 19 .
23. Pollen or tissue culture of the plant of claim 20 .
24. A method of selecting lettuce, comprising
a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 19 , and
b) selecting a plant from step a).