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Spinacia oleracea L. Spinach · Vegetables · bred by SSC JP

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Variety description

10 August 2026

Sputnik F1 is an early-maturing spinach hybrid. The plant reaches a height of 17–20 cm and forms an upright, medium-sized leaf rosette. Leaves are green in color, triangular in shape, have a flat surface with medium blistering, and the average weight of one plant is about 11 g.

The hybrid possesses cold tolerance and late bolting, which allows for sowing in open and protected cultivation in spring, summer, and autumn. Yield reaches 3.0 kg/sq. m. The produce is suitable for fresh consumption, culinary processing, and freezing.

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Countries of admission

3 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

QZ

active terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 2 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Breeder
SSC JP 60 Developed the variety
Applicant
SVE 2 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
Sakata Vegetables Europe SAS (FR) 393 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

  • QZ European Union Active

    № 292901

  • NL Netherlands Terminated

    № 3398

    Application
    29 December 1982
    Terminated
    12 June 1999
  • FR France Active

    № 4057359

    Application
    20 February 2015
    Registration
    1 January 2017
  • GB United Kingdom Active

    № 49/10220

    Application
    3 August 2018
    Registration
    30 September 2018
  • GB United Kingdom Active

    № 90/11700

    Application
    10 September 2018
    Registration
    31 October 2018
  • RU Russian Federation Active

    № 79647

    Application
    7 November 2019
    Registration
    17 January 2020

Records are sourced from official registry publications. Data sources and legal status

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