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WOODLAND, CALIF. (August 14, 2014) – During a special showcase at its Woodland Field Days event this week, Seminis® provided the industry with an up-close look and sampling of select varieties of processing tomatoes, sweet peppers, melons, squash and watermelon. The featured commercial and pre-commercial varieties represent some of the best produce available, providing benefits for every member of the value chain – from breeders to consumers. “We’re continually investing in research and development to help make sure we’re producing vegetable seeds and fruits that get better with every generation,” said Seminis Chief Technology Officer Marlin Edwards. “Our Woodland Field Days event allows us to showcase the fruits of our labor, highlighting their special features, such as increased resistance to diseases, greater harvest potential, or better flavor, color and texture.” Below is a list of featured Seminis varieties at Woodland Field Days as well as few product highlights for each. Processing Tomatoes (AB0311 and DRI-0319) Good processing quality for peeling, dicing and for paste Main season, thin processing hybrid tomatoes High resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus Strong plant and good yield potential with large, firm fruit and thick walls DRI-0319 variety shows great results with high yield potential in Seminis 2014 California trials Sweet Sunset Brand Pepper (Variety SV3782PP) with X3R® Easy to grow sweet banana pepper hybrid that offers good performance Great for frying, pickling and cutting into pepper rings for salads, sandwiches, etc. 2015 All-America Selections® (AAS) Regional Winner for the Southeast, Heartland and the West/Northwest regions of the U.S. Ideal for both the home garden and commercial markets X3R® technology provides high resistance to Bacterial leaf spot races 0-3, 7, 8 Melon (SV6239MF)1 First of a series of melons, which will launch in next two years High quality melon hybrid that is sweet tasting, flavorful and features ideal color Launching in Central America to provide U.S. and Canadian consumers with melon availability year-round Production sizes from 9-12 count, ideal for most growers for yield potential/harvest Squash (SV6009YG) Dark green, fresh market squash hybrid Potential to be highly productive with upright plant producing cylindrical, uniform fruit Biotechnology plant delivers high resistance2 to Cucumber mosaic virus, Watermelon mosaic virus, and Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Also delivers intermediate resistance3 to Powdery mildew Watermelon (SV0258WA) One of three seedless watermelon varieties launched this past year Delivers classic flavor often associated with seeded varieties High quality, large melon in 36-count range Features crunchy texture and great color along with ideal flavor “When we develop new varieties, we focus on how we can deliver great consumer quality in easy-to-grow varieties, so more people can enjoy eating their fruits and vegetables year-round,” said Edwards. “We are doing that by providing growers with the best seed that not only helps them grow nutritious and flavorful produce, but also delivering produce that reduces challenges in shipping, processing and at retail, so this great quality can reach consumers’ plates.” For high-resolution photos of these products, please visit www.seminis.com. About Monsanto Vegetable Seeds Division Monsanto Company’s Vegetable Seeds Division is focused on innovation to improve the quality and productivity of vegetables grown from our seeds. Monsanto invests in research and development and uses the latest technology not only to deliver the best products to the consumer, but also to provide yield and value to the customer, the grower and to their customers, the chain partners. Monsanto’s Vegetable Seeds Division is represented through Seminis® and Du Ruiter® seed brands. For more information about Seminis®, visit www.seminis.com. -oOo- 1Experimental variety. Experimental varieties are being shown or described for demonstration purposes only and are not being offered for sale. 2High Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to highly restrict the activities of a specific pathogen or insect pest and/or to restrict the symptoms and signs of a disease, when compared to susceptible varieties. Varieties with high resistance may exhibit some symptoms when specified pathogen or pest pressure is severe. New and/or atypical strains of the specific pathogen or pest may overcome the resistance. 3Intermediate Resistance: The ability of a plant variety to restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit a greater range of symptoms compared to varieties with high resistance. Intermediate resistant plant varieties will still show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pest or pathogen pressure. IMPORTANT: Produce Marketing: Seminis squash hybrids with virus-resistant biotechnology traits are authorized for planting and growing in the United States and produce grown from the seed is approved for sale and animal and human consumption in the United States and for sale and human consumption in Canada. No additional government approvals authorizing import or planting has been obtained in any other country. Produce can be sold in the United States and Canada for fresh consumption only. It is a violation of national and international laws to move biotech seeds, plants and produce into nations where not permitted. See the current Squash Technology Use Guide for detailed stewardship information. Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible. All-America Selections® is a registered trademark of All-America Selections Corporation. Monsanto and Vine Design® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC. Seminis® and X3R® are registered trademarks of Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. De Ruiter® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Invest N.V. ©2014 Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. Contact: Sue Dillon, Paradowski (314-704-5334)