Seed repository helps researchers develop early lettuce
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“Outredgeous” lettuce grown
for an organic baby-leaf salad observation trial at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC. |
PULLMAN, Wash. – Instead of eating lettuce shipped thousands of miles from the Sun Belt, northerners might be munching more greens purchased at their local farmers market or harvested in their own backyards.

Treasure trove of seeds

Varieties yield success


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“Brown Golding” lettuce harvested
(foreground) for an organic baby-leaf salad variety trial at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC. |
Peas are also among the success stories, having similarly gained resistance to powdery mildew through selective breeding from the repository.