by Sakata Webmaster | Feb 1, 2017 | General
Choiggia Guardsmark* is a candy striped speciality beet variety that Sakata recently added to their beet range. This variety offers a vivid purple and white interior zoning, along with a mild sweet flavour. This beet is appealing to the fresh market, speciality...
by Sakata Webmaster | Feb 1, 2017 | General
Beet has always been a South African favourite, it is easy to prepare and also nutritious. Sakata recently included a yellow variety, named Touchstone Gold to their beet range. The beet producer growing beet for either the fresh market, baby beet market or topped...
by Sakata Webmaster | Dec 14, 2016 | General
Sakata’s tomato breeding station that is located at Sakata’s head office in Lanseria has recently added some new exciting varieties to the already well known indeterminate Salad tomatoes in the market. One of the main aspects of the Sakata varieties is that they are...
by Sakata Webmaster | Dec 14, 2016 | General
Producing cabbage in summer is always a great challenge, but Optima, Sakata’s new summer cabbage, replacing the well-known Tenacity, is giving very good resistance to Black rot, especially during the rainy summer seasons. With the current weather patterns being so...
by Sakata Webmaster | Dec 14, 2016 | General
A chilli is judged by its heat, but have you ever wondered why that “heat” is such an important factor? Your chilli’s bite comes from the white fibrous membranes that contain a substance called capsaicin. When the capsaicin is eaten it stimulates the...
