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This pale-green lettuce holds a special place in my heart—and in my crisper!
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Both iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce contain vital nutrients that help us live our best lives. Iceberg is about 13 calories per serving while romaine is about 15 calories. However, romaine ...
Raw iceberg lettuce is 96% water, 3% carbohydrates, and contains negligible protein and fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), iceberg lettuce supplies 14 calories and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin K (20% DV), with no other micronutrients in significant content (table).
Lettuce mosaic virus: Mosaic Lettuce mosaic virus. Bidens mosaic virus Cucumber mosaic virus Turnip mosaic virus. Necrotic yellows Lettuce necrotic yellows virus: Ring necrosis Presumed viral agent (not identified) Rusty brown discoloration Accentuated by lettuce mosaic virus: Speckles Lettuce speckles virus and beet western yellows virus: Stunt
Rust fungi grow intracellularly, and make spore-producing fruiting bodies within or, more often, on the surfaces of affected plant parts. [3] Some rust species form perennial systemic infections that may cause plant deformities such as growth retardation, witch's broom, stem canker, galls, or hypertrophy of affected plant parts.
Unseasonably high temperatures and crop disease have been affecting the amount of iceberg and romaine lettuce being harvested. An end to the shortage could come when lettuce from southern ...
The price of iceberg lettuce tripled overnight, and thousands of acres of lettuce were plowed under as crops spoiled on the ground. [13] The strike ended on July 23, but the contract included a special agreement by the growers to give the Teamsters, not the UFW, access to farms and the right to organize workers into unions. [14] [15] [16]