Lettuce Caipira Batavia | 1000 Seeds
Caipira is a premium Batavia lettuce variety that produces attractive dark green heads with smooth, finely curled leaves and excellent texture. This mid-early maturing variety is suitable for greenhouse, hydroponic, and open-field cultivation, making it an excellent choice for commercial growers and fresh salad production.
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Caipira Batavia Lettuce is a high-quality lettuce variety developed for growers seeking attractive appearance, uniform growth, and excellent eating quality. This mid-early variety produces compact heads with smooth, finely curled dark green leaves that remain crisp and fresh throughout harvest.
Its Batavia growth habit combines the crispness of iceberg lettuce with the tenderness of leaf lettuce, making it highly desirable for fresh markets, restaurants, supermarkets, and home gardens.
Caipira adapts exceptionally well to different production systems, including greenhouse, hydroponic, and open-field cultivation. Its strong disease resistance package helps reduce production losses while ensuring consistent, high-quality harvests.
This variety is ideal for growers looking for reliable performance, excellent marketability, and premium-quality lettuce.
Key Features
- Premium Batavia lettuce variety
- Mid-early maturity
- Compact, uniform head formation
- Smooth, finely curled leaves
- Attractive dark green colour
- Crisp and tender texture
- Excellent flavour
- High market appeal
- Suitable for greenhouse production
- Excellent for hydroponic systems
- Performs well in open-field cultivation
- High yield potential
- Strong disease resistance
- Ideal for fresh market production
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Crop | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) |
| Variety | Caipira |
| Product Code | TT-0012 |
| Seed Type | Premium Variety |
| Maturity | Mid-Early |
| Plant Type | Batavia |
| Leaf Type | Smooth, Finely Curled |
| Leaf Colour | Dark Green |
| Cultivation | Greenhouse, Hydroponics, Open Field |
| Packaging Size | 1,000 Seeds (Sachet) |
Disease Resistance
High Resistance (HR)
- Bl: 1–26, 28, 32 – Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) races 1–26, 28 and 32
- Nr:0 – Lettuce Aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) Race 0
- TBSV – Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus
Intermediate Resistance (IR)
- LMV:1 – Lettuce Mosaic Virus Race 1
Benefits
- Produces premium-quality Batavia lettuce.
- Attractive dark green leaves with finely curled edges.
- Crisp texture and excellent eating quality.
- Uniform head development.
- Suitable for fresh markets and salad production.
- Performs well in greenhouse, hydroponic, and open-field systems.
- Strong disease resistance for improved crop reliability.
- High yield potential and excellent marketability.
Recommended Growing Conditions
- Suitable for greenhouse, hydroponic, and open-field cultivation.
- Plant in fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
- Requires full sun to partial shade.
- Maintain consistent moisture for healthy leaf development.
- Apply balanced fertilizer during the growing season.
- Harvest when heads are fully developed but before bolting for the best quality.
Additional information
| Weight | 10 kg |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Caipira is a Batavia type semi-crisphead lettuce combining the crunch of iceberg with the visual appeal of loose-leaf lettuce and excellent heat tolerance.
Batavia types like Caipira have significantly better heat tolerance than standard iceberg lettuce, making them less likely to bolt and develop bitter flavours during Nigeria's warm growing seasons.
It is ideal for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and fresh markets where consumers want attractive, crisp and flavourful salad lettuce.
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