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Cultivation

Fresh Market Consumption — Leaf Lettuce

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L.

The primary method of utilizing leaf lettuce, which excludes heat treatment to preserve texture, flavor, and bioactive compounds.

In the reference 11 varieties crop Leaf lettuce, where this is mentioned in the description.

Leaf lettuce is intended for consumption without heat treatment, as thermal processing leads to a rapid loss of marketability and leaf structure. Exceptions include rare culinary techniques that do not affect the general direction of agronomic practices focused on producing a tender green consistency.

The high post-harvest sensitivity of the crop limits storage life to 2–4 days, requiring sales planning to align with the day of preparation. Agronomic objectives are aimed at achieving market maturity within a condensed timeframe, forming a rosette with attractive morphological characteristics, and managing lactucin levels, which determine the bitter taste of the product.

General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.

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Varieties of Leaf lettuce mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Ilema

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Henk Driessen

UA
2 records

ICE WAWE

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

OLAF ZONNEVELD

UA
1 record

Jiska

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Kees Reinink

UA
2 records

Funly F1

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Peter Kraan

UA
1 record

Orfei

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Shyshkin Borys Volodymyrovych, Tsyunel` Mykhailo Mechyslavovych, Hladkov Dmytro Serhiiovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,

UA
2 records

Kitona

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

RIJK ZWAAN Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

UA
2 records

Klee

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Kees Reinink

UA
1 record

Vyshyvanka

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Kondratenko Serhii Ivanovych, Kasian Oleksandr Ivanovych, Pozniak Oleksandr Vasylovych, Chaban Lesia Vasylivna,

UA
2 records

Melina

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Henk Driessen

UA
1 record

Sementel

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

John Pieter

UA
2 records

ACTINA

Application submitted

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Miguel Roca

UA
2 records

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Herrit Vlaar, Lakusta Vasyl` Samsonovych,

UA
2 records

Koroleva lita

Application submitted

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

UA
1 record

Bacchus

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

UA
1 record

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

UA
2 records