Dover lettuce variety
View Patent ↗A new and distinct lettuce variety designated ‘Dover’ is described. ‘Dover’ is an iceberg lettuce variety exhibiting vigorous growth, increased weight, and increased yield. ‘Dover’ is also characterized as having a large head size, a short core length, and a longer harvest period.
1. Lactuca sativa seed designated as ‘Dover’ having ATCC Accession Number PTA-12097.
2. A Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1 .
3. A lettuce head isolated from the plant of claim 2 .
4. A Lactuca sativa plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Lactuca sativa plant of claim 2 .
5. An F 1 hybrid Lactuca sativa plant having ‘Dover’ as a parent where ‘Dover’ is grown from the seed of claim 1 .
6. Pollen of the plant of claim 2 .
7. An ovule of the plant of claims 2 .
8. Tissue culture of the plant of claim 2 .
9. A method of selecting lettuce, comprising
a) growing more than one plant from the seed of claim 1
b) selecting a plant from step a).
10. A selected lettuce plant selected by the method of claim 9 .
11. A lettuce seed produced from the selected plant of claim 10 .