Vera is a new cultivar of crisp loose leaf type lettuce resistant to bolting. It was obtained through pedigree selection from the cross between cultivars Verônica and Slow Bolting. Vera corresponds to the commercial increase of the F10 breeding line AF 470. Based on summer trials carried out in the main production areas of São Paulo state (Mogi das Cruzes, Campinas, Ibiuna, etc) bolting in Vera was delayed by fifteen to twenty days when compared to the cultivar Grand Rapid and by five to seven days when compared to cultivar Verônica.
Lactuca sativa L.; bolting; resistance